KTLA “Morning News” meteorologist Mark Kriski is recovering after suffering a stroke last week, according to posts by his wife and colleagues on social media.
Kriski's wife, Jennifer Gould, was “happy to inform” X that he would be moving from the neurology unit to the physical therapy unit on Friday.
On Saturday, Gould said, “You know your husband @MarkKriski feels better when he starts texting you pictures of the food he wants!”
And on Sunday, Gould posted that she and Kriski were grateful for the outpouring of support as he continues to heal.
Gould told TMZ that the experienced meteorologist suffered the stroke early on May 27 at his home in Los Angeles. The posts do not identify the hospital where Kriski is recovering.
In a segment Monday morning, KTLA's morning anchors read aloud text messages from their colleague and said they hoped he would return to work.
In a post on X, the station said Kriski was “on the fast track to recovery,” adding that “his sense of humor also remains intact.”
On May 10, weeks before Kriski's stroke, his colleague Sam Rubin died at age 64 after going into cardiac arrest at his West Valley home.
Kriski and Rubin joined KTLA's “Morning News” in 1991, where they spent more than 30 years as on-air colleagues.
A day after Rubin's death, Kriski wrote on X: “There will never be another Sam Rubin. I love you and I will miss you, my friend.”
Times staff writer Lila Seidman contributed to this report.
