Photo: Lynette Romero/Instagram
Lynette Romero has a new home on the air in Los Angeles.
The Emmy-winning news anchor has announced she is joiningKNBC’sToday in L.A.as weekday anchor and reporter following hersudden departure from CW affiliate KTLAearlier this month.
Romero shared the “breaking good news” onher Instagram page, where she teased her new gig, which begins Oct. 10.
“You’ve been asking where you can follow me & now my friends you know!” she wrote alongside a video of herself explaining her decision to join the NBC affiliate network.
“This is good news,” Romero says in the clip. “I always get to share your good news, and finally I get to share my good news with you! I have a new family. I have a new home.”
Romero was a member of KTLA for nearly 24 years.According toThe Los Angeles Times, her final day on air was supposed to be the same day her contract expired: Sept. 18. But her departure was announced Sept. 14.
KTLA executives have been criticized for how they handled Romero’s exit, including the decision to have entertainment reporter Sam Rubin break the news during a 40-second segment on a weekday news broadcast.
Mark Mester, a fellow Los Angeles-area news anchor,was firedfrom KTLA shortly after criticizing how the station’s executives handled his co-anchor’s departure.
Last week, Mester apologized to viewers for the short segment announcing Romero’s departure, which he called “unfortunate” and “inappropriate.”
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Romero will now join co-anchor Adrian Arambulo, meteorologist Belen De Leon and traffic anchor Robin Winston as the newest member of theToday in L.A.’s weekday crew.
Renee Washington, Vice President of News at KNBC, said Romero “has the right combination of journalistic experience and genuine warmth that comes across on the air and in person.”
“She is a dynamic anchor with an upbeat approach to help our viewers kick start their day,” she added in Tuesday’s press release, “and I am happy to welcome her to the NBC4 family.”
source: people.com
