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KTLA

  • KTLA Apologizes for Tweeting the N-Word Due to a ‘Technical Error’

    Social media users are not satisfied with the news station’s apology

    By

    Alex Welch
    April 11, 2025 @ 12:43 PM
    News
    12:43 PM
    KTLA Apologizes for Tweeting the N-Word Due to a ‘Technical Error’
  • ‘Extra’ Reporter Melvin Robert to Fill Sam Rubin Void on KTLA ‘Morning News’

    The new entertainment reporter on channel 5 in L.A. starts on Monday

    By

    Sean Burch
    March 5, 2025 @ 2:18 PM
    TV
    2:18 PM
    ‘Extra’ Reporter Melvin Robert to Fill Sam Rubin Void on KTLA ‘Morning News’
  • Late KTLA Broadcaster Sam Rubin’s Son Shares Letter He Wrote to His Dad: ‘You’ll Never Pick Me Up From School Again’ | Video

    “You’ve got a lot of uncles and aunts here,” KTLA anchor Mark Kriski tells Colby Rubin

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    May 13, 2024 @ 5:27 PM
    TV
    5:27 PM
    Late KTLA Broadcaster Sam Rubin’s Son Shares Letter He Wrote to His Dad: ‘You’ll Never Pick Me Up From School Again’ | Video
  • KTLA Reporter Sam Rubin Honored With Ferris Wheel Tribute at the Santa Monica Pier | Video

    The beloved entertainment journalist died Friday at age 64

    By

    Ross A. Lincoln
    May 10, 2024 @ 10:44 PM
    TV
    10:44 PM
    KTLA Reporter Sam Rubin Honored With Ferris Wheel Tribute at the Santa Monica Pier | Video
  • KTLA’s Sam Rubin Honored by Ben Stiller, Kiefer Sutherland and More: ‘A Buoy of Kindness’

    “Devastated,” writes “Bridesmaids” Director Paul Feig, adding, “I truly loved Sam, who was so supportive of me and the industry”

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    May 10, 2024 @ 5:30 PM
    TV
    5:30 PM
    KTLA’s Sam Rubin Honored by Ben Stiller, Kiefer Sutherland and More: ‘A Buoy of Kindness’
  • KTLA Anchor Frank Buckley Chokes Up Remembering Colleague Sam Rubin: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ | Video

    The station’s entertainment reporter of more than 30 years died suddenly of a heart attack on Friday

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    May 10, 2024 @ 3:56 PM
    Media
    3:56 PM
    KTLA Anchor Frank Buckley Chokes Up Remembering Colleague Sam Rubin: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ | Video
  • Sam Rubin, KTLA Local News Stalwart of 3 Decades, Dies at 64

    The longtime entertainment reporter suffered a fatal heart attack Friday

    By

    Natalie Korach
    May 10, 2024 @ 1:03 PM
    News
    1:03 PM
    Sam Rubin, KTLA Local News Stalwart of 3 Decades, Dies at 64
  • Man Climbs KTLA Radio Tower in Hollywood, Police Trying to ‘Talk Him Down’

    Unidentified man appears to hold a sign that reads “Free Billie Ellish”

    By

    Joshua Vinson
    April 25, 2023 @ 7:44 PM
    News
    7:44 PM
    Man Climbs KTLA Radio Tower in Hollywood, Police Trying to ‘Talk Him Down’
  • KTLA News Director Peter Saiers Out 6 Months After Lynette Romero Exit

    Viewers were unhappy that Saiers did not let Romero say goodbye before she left for KNBC

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    March 31, 2023 @ 12:00 PM
    Media
    12:00 PM
    KTLA News Director Peter Saiers Out 6 Months After Lynette Romero Exit
  • Lynette Romero Confirms Move to KNBC After KTLA Exit, Will Anchor ‘Today in LA’ Morning Newscast

    The Emmy winner’s exit from the CW affiliate kicked up plenty of dust, including the firing of her co-anchor Mark Mester

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    September 27, 2022 @ 9:34 AM
    Media
    9:34 AM
    Lynette Romero Confirms Move to KNBC After KTLA Exit, Will Anchor ‘Today in LA’ Morning Newscast
  • Former KTLA Weekend Anchor Lynette Romero Left for Weekday Gig at Los Angeles Rival KNBC, Insiders Say

    After 24 years, the Emmy winner exited without signing off in a move that “shocked” KTLA brass

    By

    Joseph Kapsch
    September 26, 2022 @ 2:52 PM
    Media
    2:52 PM
    Former KTLA Weekend Anchor Lynette Romero Left for Weekday Gig at Los Angeles Rival KNBC, Insiders Say
  • KTLA Viewers Angry Over Abrupt Exits of Weekend Anchors Mark Mester and Lynette Romero: It ‘Was a D— Move’

    Furious fans are calling for a boycott of the CW affiliate after its “unforgivable” decision to give them both the boot

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    September 23, 2022 @ 3:45 PM
    Media
    3:45 PM
    KTLA Viewers Angry Over Abrupt Exits of Weekend Anchors Mark Mester and Lynette Romero: It ‘Was a D— Move’
  • KTLA News Anchor Mark Mester Fired After Off-Script Tribute to Former Colleague Lynette Romero

    Mester had infuriated management for apologizing on the station’s behalf after his co-anchor’s abrupt exit

    By

    Josh Dickey and Joseph Kapsch
    September 22, 2022 @ 5:33 PM
    Media
    5:33 PM
    KTLA News Anchor Mark Mester Fired After Off-Script Tribute to Former Colleague Lynette Romero
  • KTLA Suspends Mark Mester Over On-Air Farewell to Former Co-Anchor Lynette Romero

    Insiders tell TheWrap that Mester’s five-minute tribute to Romero “infuriated” the local L.A. station’s general manager

    By

    Joseph Kapsch
    September 19, 2022 @ 1:07 PM
    Media
    1:07 PM
    KTLA Suspends Mark Mester Over On-Air Farewell to  Former Co-Anchor Lynette Romero
  • KTLA Anchor Courtney Friel Taken Off Air After Accusing Trump of Propositioning Her in New Book

    A high-profile weekend anchor at KTLA was notably absent from the air Saturday and Sunday

    By

    Lindsey Ellefson
    January 9, 2020 @ 12:30 PM
    News
    12:30 PM
    KTLA Anchor Courtney Friel Taken Off Air After Accusing Trump of Propositioning Her in New Book
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