In addition to Ellina Abovian, KTLA also dismissed host Mark Kriski, meteorologist Kacey Montoya, and longtime anchors Glen Walker and Lu Parker. In her podcast, Abovian reportedly made subtle criticisms of the station.
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In Wednesday’s episode (25), she spoke candidly about possible pressures she faced over more than a decade while working at KTLA covering local news in Los Angeles.
“Stop hiding. Stop making yourself smaller. There’s a huge world out there, and you can be part of it. You don’t have to exist only within your Armenian community,” Ellina Abovian began.
“Stop hiding your body, stop thinking you’re not good enough. You are so perfect in all your imperfections. If I could tell my 21-year-old self this, I would simply say: go for it. What are you waiting for?”
The reporter added that she wished her 21-year-old self had “followed all her dreams.” “I wish she had gone out into the world… and experienced more things instead of seeking safety,” Abovian continued.
“We don’t get second chances in life, but we can be who we are now and, at 40, feel great in our own skin, having made it this far… great, let’s now go out into the world with that certainty and stop trying to go back to our 20s or 30s.”
Ellina Abovian added in her Instagram post celebrating her birthday: “I guess this is 40. Feeling lighter, loved, and excited for what’s ahead.”
KTLA’s owner, Nexstar Media Group, also carried out staff cuts at WPIX-TV in New York.
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