LOS ANGELES (March 5, 2025) – KTLA-TV, the most-watched local television station in Southern California, today announced the signing of Melvin Robert as Morning News Entertainment Anchor/Reporter. Mr. Robert will assume his new on-air duties beginning the week of March 17th.
An Emmy award-winning host, writer, and producer, Mr. Robert brings extensive experience in the entertainment and local news space to his new role at KTLA. He was most recently the senior correspondent and weekend co-host of EXTRA and anchor of Good Day LA. He is a native of Southern California, born and raised in Inglewood, and started his career as an intern at KTLA during the summer of 2000, before his senior year at Loyola High School. He then returned to the station as a regular Culture/Lifestyle contributor from 2016-2018. Mr. Robert has hosted multiple local and national red-carpet shows, conducted numerous one-on-one celebrity interviews, and is well-connected and respected in the entertainment and news industry.
“I am overjoyed and humbled to join the KTLA 5 family,” said Mr. Robert. “This show carries such an iconic legacy, and I can’t wait to collaborate with so many people who I love, respect and admire. I believe so deeply in the power of connection and the transformative power that it holds to unite us all. That’s what morning television is all about, and that’s what the arts are all about, pulling us all together and giving us insight into our shared humanity. I can’t wait to start each and every morning with our Southern California viewers, and I am committed to earning their trust.”
Mr. Robert will deliver daily entertainment and pop culture segments to KTLA Morning News, co-host the station’s red-carpet specials, and co-host various special productions while contributing to community-oriented segments and specials throughout the year.
“I am thrilled to welcome Melvin to the KTLA Morning News and our Entertainment team,” said Erica Hill-Rodriguez, KTLA 5 News Director. “We can’t wait for our viewers to start their mornings with his insight into the world of entertainment and to experience the love he has for the community that has been his lifelong home.”
“Melvin has a uniquely LA story – his love for this city and the fact that he got his start at KTLA makes it feel like he’s coming home,” said Janene Drafs, Vice President and General Manager of
KTLA 5. “Once again, our market-leading KTLA 5 News has strengthened its ties with the entertainment community and all of Southern California by adding such a sought-after home-grown talent.”
About KTLA
KTLA 5 is the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Los Angeles and Southern California and is the area’s #1 source for local news coverage. KTLA achieves superior audience levels locally for AM News, Daytime News, Early News, Weekend AM News, and Sports Final. The first commercial TV station licensed west of the Mississippi River, KTLA 5 has been keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.
