L.A. News Anchor’s Apology For Colleague’s Exit Gets Him Fired

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On September 14, veteran entertainment news reporter and KTLA-5 team member Sam Rubin shared the news that well-known 24-year station veteran Lynette Romero had exited what is today the West Coast flagship station for the nation’s biggest owner of broadcast television stations, Nexstar Media Group.


“KTLA management had hoped she would stay here her entire career and KTLA worked hard to make that happen, but Lynette has decided to move on to another opportunity elsewhere,” Rubin told viewers.

Romero’s departure was the talk of the town, and came as a surprise to many. And, it led one KTLA anchor to elicit an emotional response on-the-air last Saturday. It is now known that the nearly five-minute “apology” to viewers has cost him his job.

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