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  • KTLA anchor Mark Mester fired after emotional on-air defense of Lynette Romero

    09/26/2022 1:04:23 PM PDT · by NohSpinZone · 33 replies
    LA Times ^ | 9/22/2022 | By Jonah Valdez
    During Saturday’s weekend morning show, Mester, Romero’s co-anchor, went off script with an emotional speech. He apologized, on behalf of the station, to viewers and said the handling of Romero’s exit “was rude, it was cruel, it was inappropriate and we are so sorry.” Many viewers had applauded Mester’s ad-libbed message, but not long after his defense of Romero, Mester was suspended, drawing even more criticism of how KTLA handled the situation. “Mark was 100% in the right,” tweeted one user. “It’s like you guys are begging to lose all your viewers with this kind of behavior.” However, newsroom employees...