Anchor Lynette Romero Reveals New TV Gig After KTLA Drama

You tin alteration jobs, but you don't alteration friends.

That's 1 connection Lynette Romero received from a adjacent erstwhile she near quality presumption KTLA aft much than 24 years in September. And successful a caller Facebook Live, the anchor is proving that look tin beryllium true.

On Oct. 7, Lynette shared an update connected societal media from her caller job astatine KNBC successful Los Angeles and confirmed she is inactive adjacent with erstwhile co-anchor Mark Mester.  

"I cognize that a batch of you are asking a batch of questions. Why did I leave? How is Mark?" she said. "I volition archer you Mark and I speech each day. I'm respecting him. He's respecting maine and our privacy. We volition speech astir each these things astatine immoderate point. This is not the clip oregon the spot truthful I cognize you guys volition respect that."

Before giving a circuit of her caller workspace, Lynette added that Mark is "well and taking attraction of himself and he's going to beryllium doing astonishing things."

For now, Lynette is focused connected the adjacent section of her career, which includes being part of Today successful LA. Starting Oct. 10, the writer volition anchor KNBC's greeting quality amusement with Adrian Arambulo, meteorologist Belen De Leon and postulation anchor Robin Winston. 

While Lynette expressed gratitude to her caller co-workers and viewers for being welcoming and supportive, she admitted to feeling a small frightened for her adjacent chapter.

"I don't privation to screw up. I privation to bash a bully job," she said. "You privation to beryllium worthy. I'm going to enactment truly hard for you guys and these guys. Put maine successful coach. I'm ready."

On Sept. 14, KTLA amazed viewers erstwhile they announced Lynette's departure aft much than 2 decades with the station. Just days later, Mark appeared connected KTLA's play amusement and addressed his co-anchor's abrupt departure.

"I privation to commencement disconnected by offering an apology to you," Mark told viewers Sept. 17. "What the viewers experienced was rude, it was cruel, it was inappropriate and I'm truthful sorry. I besides privation to accidental atrocious to Lynette Romero due to the fact that Lynette, I emotion you truthful much. You virtually are my champion friend. You bash not merit what happened to you."

E! News aboriginal confirmed connected Sept. 23 that Mark was nary longer employed by KTLA. The presumption would not remark connected the crushed down his termination.