It was an icy Monday when Saweetie tap, tap, tapped into the KTLA 5 Morning News to link up with entertainment anchor Melvin ...

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.

More recently, Robert was one of the original anchors at Spectrum News 1; he then joined "Extra" as a senior correspondent and weekend co-host in 2022, adding KTTV's "Good Day LA" to the mix in 2023.

Journalist Melvin Robert says he is "overjoyed and humbled" to join the KTLA family. He fills the post formerly held by longtime "Morning News" anchor Sam Rubin, who died last year.

This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 9, 2025. Melvin Robert and Scott Mantz preview this summers … Entertainment / May 9, 2025 / 12:41 PM PDT ...

The gala event, fronted by standout TV host Melvin Robert (who departed his post at Extra and Good Day L.A. to replace the late Sam Rubin at KTLA as entertainment anchor), will feature Cookie ...

“Good Day LA” anchor and “Extra” correspondent Melvin Robert is heading to KTLA, where he will join the “KTLA Morning News” team as entertainment anchor the week of March 17.