Lynette Romero Officially Joins NBC4/KNBC In Los Angeles After KTLA Exit

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It’s official: Lynette Romero, who left KTLA abruptly this month, will join Today in LA as anchor and reporter. Romero will anchor NBC4’s weekday newscast from 4-7 a.m.

alongside co-anchor Adrian Arambulo, meteorologist Belen De Leon and traffic anchor Robin Winston. Her first day on-air will be October 10.“Lynette has the right combination of journalistic experience and genuine warmth that comes across on the air and in person,” said Renee Washington, VP News at NBC4. “She is a dynamic anchor with an upbeat approach to help our viewers kick start their day, and I am happy to welcome her to the NBC4 family.”Romero became national news after her sudden departure from KTLA in Los Angeles prompted her colleague Mark Master to openly calling out his bosses for the way they treated her departure.

He was suspended and eventually fired. Romero was not able to say goodbye to the viewers, and there was no farewell video package in her honor, which angered her many followers.

Mester, who co-anchored with Romero, went on the air to give his friend the proper sendoff and wish her the best before taking swipes at the station leadership.“What the viewers experienced was rude, it was cruel, it was inappropriate, and we are so sorry,” Mester said. “I also want to say sorry to Lynette Romero because, Lynette, I love you so much.