Hot Sexy TV Anchor Mark Mester fired for calling out management LIVE ON AIR

E. He’s straight with a girlfriend

They’re dropping like flies over at that station.

Wow, the dude from Eraserhead is HOT!

He has the Johnny Bravo hairstyle, as I call it.

That guy lives in the uncanny valley.

He didn't need to do that. It accomplished nothing. In a competitive market (probably desperate the way local news is going these days) the less publicity the newly departed gets, the better. It may have been ungenerous on behalf of the station but it wasn't a hill to die on.

He has gayvoice.

Can't help thinking that if you have a long, narrow head, you shouldn't accentuate it with a haircut that makes your head seem even longer and narrower.

Started reading that expecting something juicy. What a non-story, and what a perfectly pointless hill to die on. He could at least have done something lurid to get sacked for like the NY1 weatherman whose threads are all deleted by Muriel. Boring!

Is there a raunchy Chaturbate video connected to this one as well?

He should get with that other peanut head DL is obsessed with.

Would his stylist require oxygen at that height?

Old news

The Spectrum News 1 anchor is most likely not getting hired to be on air by a regular news outlet for at least a decade, if ever now. He will get offers from erotic news outlets immediately though and possibly behind the scenes eventually.

This guy is still employable r9. If you’re gonna get fired, let it be for something that won’t tarnish your career.

He's wearing more makeup than Tammy Fay Bakker.

He can sit on my face

If he can’t find work there is always OnlyFans to fall back on.

Why am I not shocked the news anchors in LA are hot? Lmao

R6

If I lived in LA, I would tune in to his friend Lynette's station. I don't know if it was the most effective move, but I respect him for standing up for a friend, especially an older woman. Older women are discarded like Kleenex at TV stations.

I watched them on the weekends when I lived in LA. They were a bit hokey and over-emotional. I'm surprised that he's hetero.

Does he always look that surprise analed?

That was an odd reaction. The co-anchor was leaving to accept a job with a competitor. Sure, she probably should have been given the opportunity to say her public goodbyes - but definitely not worth losing a job possibly in a career-ending way. He can still love her and be best friends - she made the decision to leave. The rest of the anchor team looked horrified!

He sounds like a piece of work himself. His on-air rant was too long, self-indulgent, and embarrassing.

Sure, the old broad should have been able to say her own on-air farewell, but how do we know she didn’t decline an offer?

According to station sources who asked to remain anonymous, Romero no longer wanted to work weekends and had asked management to allow her to work a weekday anchor shift so she could spend more time with her family, but she was told there were no openings.

Why would she want to work 5 days a week instead of 2?

R24 bigger pay with free weekends for family

"He has gayvoice. "

He's got Gay emotions and just a touch Gaytitude as well... Little Missy is PISSED 😠

He was sweet but misguided in doing that

He will be at KTTV/Fox 11 in no time. They will have him doing his little surfing stories shirtless and those sleazy broads who work at 11 will be all over him.

He will be hired quickly, he is popular.

R28 I sure hope so.

R24

The weekday anchor spot is more prestigious. The audience is much larger. The pay probably is more, although II don't know if she wanted a pay raise.

Working 5 days a week vs 2 would most likely require a pay raise r30

Nice feets

Sexy

Goals to have hair as good as James Dean

With dad and brother

Imagine fighting this guy for mirror time!

Sorry, man, it wasn't your battle to fight. Next time be more careful and MYOB

At R35 the brother looks like the disgraced Michael Flynn.

D. Deep and hard.

As I said on another thread, he fucking HIRED A PLANE TO FLY A BANNER saying "We love you!" to the female colleague.

If that ain't a drama queen....... Mary!!!!

Back to D, how big (c or uc)?

Of course he should sue. He got the public's side on this.

Right at the beginning before he started his emotion blather he flashes a withering mean queen glance and I knew, here we go 🙄

Yeah I think this is a case where he can easily sue.

Him and his family are from Hungary. They immigrated to the states when he was 2.

OP- He's not hot nor sexy.

His head is too TALL and NARROW.

^ Mother had a narrow birth canal, it happens

[quote] Him and his family are from Hungary.

Oh Dear.

But I bet he has a thick uncut one :)

He’s cute, sweet and probably not that brainy.

I watched the beginning of that segment. The still photos do not capture the queeniness.

So now she has a better job paying more money at a different station, and he's out of work.

That was a brilliant move on his part. Just brilliant.

AND he hired a plane to pull a banner saying "We love you"? Were they fucking?

Personified BDF.

Shirtless with his friends

Shirtless (and younger)

The On-Air Hair is a goof to make his buddies laugh, right?

He's an idiot. The statement that Sam Rubin read was fine. She's a news reporter, not some celebrity.

He HAS to be gay. He got all choked up. No straight guy does that shit. Drama queen.

He has a beautiful GF.

He’s not gay. He’s very Californian, where he’s been since he was 2.

Had he edited it down and made his points without repeating himself, he may have come away with a slap on the hand or a short term suspension.

He meant well.

If he'd stayed in Hungary, would he have been making videos with Bel Ami by now?

Atta girl.

*Hic*

I’m a New Yorker but I remember Lynne from the Chris Burrous debacle.

The ladies messing up his always perfect hair.

Walter Cronkite is spinning in his grave.

^ Classic Gay galpal 🙄

^ For r59

LA local news anchors are better known for fucking the mayor or breaking up Jeff Bezos' marriage.

[quote]He’s not gay. He’s very Californian

Is that like being British used to be?

Cowboy Mark promo

It doesn't matter that he's married or has a girlfriend. TV reporter is still some of the gayest professions right up there with actors. We know, and have discussed, cases of heterosexually married TV reporters who cheated on their wives with men, including a guy who died in one of the gay encounters he had behind his wife's back.

He has fake OTT American teeth. They’re so big it’s off putting. His real teeth must be sawn down to stubs.

R66 what a ridiculous comment. Being a News Reporter is something to be looked down upon and if you’re a man in the News world you must be gay? What????

FUCK

ME

DADDY!

^ Or Ted Baxter

Some of the other anchors laughing at how he rides a mechanical bull

Poor guy doesn’t understand that no viewer gives a shit

@r71, So, the secret is out, Mark is a total bottom 😂

Wait, he’s the weatherman?

He is such a diva.

Staffers said they saw Mester pacing back and forth with an angry look prior to stepping on set for the Saturday segment. He had alerted his social media followers that he was planning to address Romero’s departure on that morning’s show.

After his segment, people in the newsroom said, they saw Mester ignore management’s requests to step into their office for a meeting. At one point, several staffers recalled Mester telling one of the news directors to “shut up” and said he refused to leave the building after being asked to do so.

During the exchange with management, Mester allegedly yelled obscenities that could be heard by other staffers in the newsroom.

Mester did not immediately respond to The Times’ requests for comment Thursday.

Several sources at the station said it was common knowledge that staffers were concerned about Mester’s temper and what was described as his “disrespectful” behavior to women and had complained to management.

“You would not believe the temper tantrums and the weird things that set him off,” said one longtime newsroom employee. “You’re constantly afraid you’re going to say the wrong thing.”

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A longtime anchor at the station said he hoped viewers would separate Romero’s choice to leave from Mester’s behavior, which they called “unprofessional” and “reckless.”

“It was supposed to be shown over a script that was warm, loving and appreciative. It was awesome, and [Romero] would’ve loved that,” the anchor said of the goodbye piece that producers had prepared. “Mark hijacked that and made it about him.”

Brass balls. He'll get another gig in a heartbeat. People with integrity are in short supply.

[quote] Started reading that expecting something juicy. What a non-story, and what a perfectly pointless hill to die on. He could at least have done something lurid to get sacked for like the NY1 weatherman whose threads are all deleted by Muriel. Boring!

??? He didn't die on a hill. He obviously was ready to leave. He publicly criticized people he knew were ruthless assholes. I didn't know this guy before now and I've lived in LA for decades. He raised his profile and his brand.

R77 you sure you live there? KTLA news is one of the top news there

R75 link?

I agree with him. The station is a bitch.

He looks like a better version of that guy from SNL to Brooklyn 99 - Andy Samberg.

He looks absolutely nothing like Andy Samberg lmao

R31

After 24 years or whatever it was, I think she probably cared more about getting the more prominent anchor spot than the money, per se.

R75 where is the link??? Because I’ve read a few articles and none state what you posted.

I’m thinking r75 has too much time on his hands and really typed out a fake article. Wow.

He needs to cover the West Hollywood scene for Eyecandy Channel 69 News, Sports and Whatevah.

KOCK Channel 7 and a half in Orange County will be hiring him.

Mark, you ignorant slut.

🌝#FakeTanMan

Him with his girl

Fake tan? He’s Hungarian. He tans easily.

Gorgeous head of hair.

Did KTLA break into regular programming when The Queen died with Mark's reinterpretation of a Diana scream?

100% uncut. Hard pass.

^ I thought he was Jewish.

That was ridiculous. He went on and on and on. He was hysterical over such a non-thing. He must’ve been high as fuck to think that would go well. .

Although I agree he was over the top, reading other articles on the subject it seems he was very well liked and people seem really angry about what happened

People have been writing them demanding he be brought back.

Ugh, can we just do away completely with all morning and late night TV shows, it’s all trash and just bread and circuses anyways?

It’s the news…

Preach it, gurl.

BDF.

Now he can go work on that Reece & Jennifer show.

Just watched the video. He seems like an exhausting drama queen.

The 80’s wants his hairstyle back

^ Pencils everywhere want their erasers back

When keeping it real goes horribly wrong

I can't help but wonder if the woman he's defending and who's already found another job just wishes it would all go away...

R33 Looks uncut

He most likely is uncut. He’s born in Hungary. Circumcision isn’t highly practiced throughout most of the world. It’s a Jewish and American practice, and common in Africa also.

Oh and Muslims also.

^ He's Hungarian and Christian, uncut would be a safe bet

R111 no. He’s Hungarian as in born in Hungary. Not Hungarian-American.

^ Huh? So, he's Hungarian... Like I said 🙄

Circumcision isn’t highly practiced in Hungary

I assumed he was gay give how emotional he got and the fact he called her his best friend.

I feel straighter than most straight guys these days.

^ His bio claims he's straight, but that's the Gayest drama queen performance ever

God. Not all straight men are the same. Not all gay men are the same. We are not one people. We are all individuals. Let him be.

If he's straight my Gaydar needs a serious overhaul...

[quote]Although I agree he was over the top, reading other articles on the subject it seems he was very well liked and people seem really angry about what happened

Uh, he was not well liked. He liked to throw temper tantrums and everyone was walking on eggshells around him.

[quote]you sure you live there? KTLA news is one of the top news there

What network is KTLA affiliated with? ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX?

r120 The CW..

Bha, ha, ha, ha, the CW?!? 😂🤣😂 All this fuss over the teen network CW? Who watches the CW?

I like CW news. I’ve preferred it here in NY since it was the WB.

KTLA is celebrating its 75th anniversary. It has a long history in LA. It was originally owned by Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasting, then later by Tribune.

[quote]I like CW news. I’ve preferred it here in NY since it was the WB.

There's no such thing as "CW News." The CW network doesn't have a news division. There's only local news by the individual stations.

Sorry. News 11 on the CW. You know what I meant.

@r119, Not according to the comments on Variety and the LA Times. I don't know about his co-workers, but the public seems very supportive. Just sayin'

He was liked r126.

R119 still hasn’t provided a link to what he claimed yesterday.

Even though he has a worse haircut than Harry Styles at his worst,has a serious case if closeted gay face, good for him. The only problem is that he is done in the mainstream. I Ser him doing a gay newscast on Only Fans in the nude.

Melungeon?

[quote]Why would she want to work 5 days a week instead of 2?

R24: Lynette Romero worked five days a week, not two. In addition to anchoring the Weekend morning show, she appeared on the Weekday morning broadcast(s) three days a week as a field-reporter OR as a substitute for one of the regular weekday anchors (vacation, illness). She & Eric Spillman were their "go-to" substitute-anchors.

[quote]After his segment, people in the newsroom said, they saw Mester ignore management’s requests to step into their office for a meeting. At one point, several staffers recalled Mester telling one of the news directors to “shut up” and said he refused to leave the building after being asked to do so. During the exchange with management, Mester allegedly yelled obscenities that could be heard by other staffers in the newsroom. Mester did not immediately respond to The Times’ requests for comment Thursday. Several sources at the station said it was common knowledge that staffers were concerned about Mester’s temper and what was described as his “disrespectful” behavior to women and had complained to management. “You would not believe the temper tantrums and the weird things that set him off,” said one longtime newsroom employee. “You’re constantly afraid you’re going to say the wrong thing.”

Sounds like an asshole to me. He was disrespectful to women too. If he wasn’t fired he would’ve been Me Tooed sooner or later.

R131 there is no article that says any of that. Still waiting for the link. I googled and found NOTHING.

My first thought: "Was this guy the inspiration for the Muppet, Beaker?"

[quote]While Mester was permitted to finish out his broadcast duties that day, he was ultimately approached by an Executive Producer before leaving, according to an insider, requesting that he go see the Assistant News Director for a discussion.

Mester apparently wasn't open to the meeting and instead made his exit to the parking lot. That's when sources say he got the text notifying him of his suspension.

A person who witnessed the dramatic weekend events in real-time said that pushed Mester to rush back to the KTLA newsroom where a verbal confrontation allegedly ensued.

(^^ Oops, formatting error. That was all a quote from the linked article)

Ok… any reliable source?

@r134, "He continued with a passionate monologue that lasted more than four minutes alongside three colleagues, who looked stunned and speechless as he went rogue."

Classic drama queen!

He Gay... And I'm pretty sure he's a frequent poster of long-winded diatribes here

Again, is there a reliable source?

Hungarians are very emotional and volatile - the Italians of the East. Too much paprika in the blood.

[quote]Again, is there a reliable source?

Would you shut up about this? There are numerous articles about his behavior that day. It’s not our job to vet things for you or spoon feed you just because you can’t accept your hero was an asshole.

I don’t know him.

R140 yet you can’t provide a single one?

MARY!

^ Um, gee, thanks Mark...

R143, people have provided articles about this. It’s not their problem that you’re too stupid to seek them out or too cheap to subscribe to the LA Times.

R146 I’ve looked. No professional articles state this. None of his colleagues social medias say this. So where is this info coming from?

That's a lot of man makeup.

R119 “well liked” is a social construct, like “women”, so it can mean anything.

R149 where are the links????

Someone on here really hates this guy... Why?

The rest of us are having fun with this, but YOU'RE out for blood

R151 and making up lies

^ That usually goes with hating someone, but why this guy?

Did he lose an 'e'?

[quote]Snacks? Check. Disco lights? Check. Masks? Check. Let Instacart bring the Halloween party to you. 20% off first delivery.

I thought this ad in the middle of r75’s article was setting the scene for Mark’s death, ala Chris Burrous.

BUMP

It was professionally unwise, but at least he has conviction in his own beliefs, which is more than what I can say for, ahem, certain fairweather CNN reporters.

Perfectly intact.

She said they speak every single day. Lmao

He can always start a podcast.

Other doors will open for him easily

Interesting at R161, Romero says that she didn’t know when she taped her last show that it would be her last, but admits this was during contract negotiations between her and the station. So if negotiations broke down, why should the station be obligated to give her a lengthy send-off? Meester’s an arrogant idiot.

Mester’s appeal is his body, r161. Nobody wants to hear him talk.

He would be good as the host of a travel/luxury lifestyle show, like that one (LXTV?) that airs after SNL.

BUMP

Is he white?

He’s white!

He’s “white”.

He's of Hungarian descent

Yes. He was born there too. His parents moved here with their kids when he was just 2. He’s been in LA all his life pretty much

I'd gladly pound his ass.

Does he have a new job yet? And by job I mean did he launch his OnlyFans?