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Sad ending but he brought this upon himself. I still can’t get over the complete lack of regard and decorum he showed in that segment. Airing information about something “very bad” happening to Lynette back in the early 2000s, dragging your management into it, and neglecting the NEWS to do all of this? Then he weirdly pressures his colleagues on the desk to share their thoughts and continues to angrily talk over them. It was insane. How did the rest of that morning’s show go after the 8am hour? Don’t they run until 11am?

If KNBC were wise they’d pick up Mester to pair with Lynette on Today in LA which is expected to be announced any minute now.

Lori Stokes had a significantly higher profile as the anchor of 2 major newscasts 5 days a week than Lynette. Even she was only allowed a small goodbye after being yanked from the air. That anecdotal instance certainly isn’t the standard. KTLA pulling Lynette and dismissing here the way they did is the standard is.

I’m not arguing with you on this. Goodbye.

I saw a tweet and an ad on channel 7 that Tiempo (Joe’s show) could be found on streaming.

WABC and KTLA are not the same stations and don’t have similar identities or management. That management at WABC was willing to let Lori come back and say goodbye is not the standard, it’s the exception. What’s confusing?

Glad to hear this. Take a break and come back to reality at some point Mr. Mester. A totally unprofessional moment for him yesterday and shows just how out of his depth he truly is. Very different situation but even still, that’s an exception to the industry standard. Lori’s departure was equally as abrupt and she wasn’t able to actually anchor shows after her decision.

A tad overlydramatic and tense. I personally don’t think that was a very good look for Mark Mester - he used the time to blast management with cryptic references to behind the scenes drama. Why not use the opportunity to look back on Lynette’s time and say thank you for her 24 years? Following his remarks, he’s not even letting his on-air colleagues speak without interrupting their thoughts. Ugh that was woeful. I understand the frustration but this is not a new phenomenon by any means. I love Lynette but in what industry would you be able to walk over to a direct competitor (KTLA Morning News vs Today in LA) and not be immediately shown the door? Hell most companies unceremoniously escort you out the door the instant you disclose that you’re leaving for a direct competitor.

This is pretty standard in businesses all over the world. If you leave for a direct competitor, you’re typically terminated immediately.

Source?

Confirmed on the KTLAWeekendAM Instagram that Lynette won’t be back on air.

Sounds like she won’t be back on air at KTLA to say goodbye based on her Instagram story? That’s unfortunate. She does mention that there’s still more to come so hopefully we see her pop back up somewhere.

Congratulations on a job and career well done for Lori. This has to sting for someone like Dari Alexander I imagine…

Makes sense to me. There’s really no point in her being there until the day of the funeral.

But perfectly fitting and in line wirh everything about WABC’s presentation.

Yeah IIRC Chuck has always been one of the more universally disliked NBCers. His on screen presence makes me uncomfortable.

KTTV is where careers go to die and I really like Christina so hopefully she can buck the trend.

DWTS has never had real celebrities but how desperate were they??

Robin back this morning.

I’m sure the anchors would find a way to get back in time for a majority of the coverage but there are much more robust contingency plans for network news these days than the 60s. For instance, George or Whit Johnson are more than capable of holding things together in David’s absence. Savannah or Tom Llamas could hold things down at NBC while Lester was en route. I have no idea who works at CBS.

Wouldn’t say that ND has always had the red carpet. I believe they lobbied to join the B1G throughout the 70s/80s which was blocked several times by Michigan.

It’s such a great theme and they’ve now brought the great 1988 theme back twice that the news buff in me wishes they’d resurrect the 91-06 theme at some point. It’s one of the best news pieces ever. Side point but man has Rather managed to rehabilitate his image from the time at the end of his CBS run.

Speculation but I have to say I wondered what they might do next. NBC is known for making knee-jerk decisions based on ratings. GMA has become the winner across the board in recent months but not necessarily because of its own strength, but because Today is hemorrhaging viewers. MTP has fallen to 3rd place behind FTN and This Week.

KTTV should get back to what made them a powerhouse in the mornings for so long that at one point their format even went national. 2 sets of anchors for the the two blocks of 4-10am. It’s the same format that is working perfectly at FOX and CW affiliates nation wide. What they’ve been trying to do the last decade or so is terribly disjointed.

Can’t remember seeing him anchor 6pm but he’s done the 11pm a number of times. Has Sade ever anchored 11pm solo? The reason is likely going way over my head but it seems they always use the most odd fill-in dynamics for Bill at 11pm though when Sade is off, Bill or his fill-in are usually solo. Also have never seen Sade fill in at 6pm though she often fills in on First@Four.