Mark Mester is a former news anchor at KTLA TV who went off-script and addressed his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s departure from the network after she was not allowed to say so long to viewers following her resignation.
Mark apologized to the viewers on behalf of the station and to Lynette, whom he called his best friend, but his on-air reaction to his co-anchor's departure led KTLA to fire him.
Is Mark Mester Married?
Mark Mester is not married as of August 2024. However, he used to share pictures with his girlfriend on Instagram whom people assumed to be his wife.
Some online news portals also claimed that he has been married but there is no evidence of Mark Mester's wedding or him being married.
Who Is Mark Mester’s Girlfriend?
Mark Mester was in a relationship with Isabella Mur. He started sharing pictures with his girlfriend Isabella in 2020.
The images so shared are now not available on Mark’s Instagram handle so it’s not clear whether Mark and Isabella are still dating or not.
However, Mark is still following Isabella on Instagram so they might still be together and might have kept their relationship low profile.
According to the pictures shared in the past, the duo enjoyed time together enjoying some delicious home-cooked meals. Mark and his partner-in-crime Isabella also enjoyed sports together.
According to Isabella’s profile, which is now private, she is working on her PA degree at Pomona’s Western University of Science and Health.
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His Family, Parents
Mark’s family moved from Hungary to the United States in 1986 to live the American dream.
His father, who is a doctor by profession, wanted to live a prosperous life in America so he brought his family to the land of opportunities dodging the violence.
Dr. Mester got a fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, which became a medium for him, his wife, and his children to come to the States.
During that time, Mark was only two years old. His mother was 6 months pregnant with his younger brother Luke.
Mark shared an old video of him and his family from the World Trade Center on Instagram in September 2017, holding the American flags and displaying their gratitude towards America for welcoming their family.
Talking about Mark’s siblings, he has two brothers named Matt Mester and Luke Mester.
Matt is already married and has two kids (a son named Connor and a daughter) with his wife.
Talking about his job, he is a Director of Engineering at Sideplate. He attended Stanford University and earned his Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
His younger brother Luke works at Brandlive Inc. as a Sales Development Representative.
Mark Mester's Net Worth
Mark Mester had been working at KTLA TV for a long time as the news anchor but now since he has been suspended from the network, KTLA has removed his profile from their team.
His salary while working at KTLA TV is not known but according to Salary.com, the average base salary for News Anchor at KTLA is $44,812. The salary ranges from $35,944 to $59,107 with an average total cash compensation of $45,087.
As an American journalist, Mark has been able to assemble a net worth of millions. His net worth is now estimated to be more than $1.5 million.
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Short Wiki
- The American journalist Mark Mester was born in the year 1984 in Budapest, Hungary.
- His birthday is on December 27 and his zodiac sign is Capricorn.
- Mark Mester became a US citizen when he was at the age of 12.
- He attended the University of California and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics.
- Mark was fired from KTLA on September 22, 2022.
Where Is Mark Mester Now?
Ever since Mark has been fired from KTLA, the people who liked watching him on-screen have been curious “What happened to Mark Mester?”
Mark was fired after he apologized on-air to the viewers on behalf of the station and to Lynette after her exit was handled ‘cruel.’
He even named the station’s general manager, Janene Drafs, when he called the handling of Lynette’s exit cruel and inappropriate.
After the departure from KTLA, Mark was seen traveling through his Instagram posts. He even launched The Mark Mester show on his website markmester.com.
Some snippets of his show can also be seen on his social media posts.
Mark has now joined the NBC Palm Springs family. The Palm Springs family celebrated his arrival with cake and shared a video as well.
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