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Kacey Montoya Returns to KTLA After Controversial Layoffs

3/5/2026

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Kacey Montoya will return to KTLA’s weekend broadcasts this weekend.
She was among five KTLA staff members let go last month in a firing spree that upset viewers.
Montoya chose to continue working for 60 days instead of taking severance pay.
KTLA's News Director Erica Hill-Rodriguez acknowledged the difficult situation in a memo but did not provide firing details.
Both KTLA and Montoya declined to comment further.

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Kacey Montoya will return to KTLA’s weekend broadcasts this weekend.
She was among five KTLA staff members let go last month in a firing spree that upset viewers.
Montoya chose to continue working for 60 days instead of taking severance pay.
KTLA's News Director Erica Hill-Rodriguez acknowledged the difficult situation in a memo but did not provide firing details.
Both KTLA and Montoya declined to comment further.