With Yuki Saitō, Mekata was the co-hostess for the Red Team in the New Year's Eve Kōhaku Uta Gassen spectacular in 1986. From 1987 to 1988, she and Kazuyuki Yamamoto anchored the late-night news program NHK Night Wide, and from 1988 to 1990 delivered the weather forecasts on the prime-time NHK News Today.
Mekata partnered with Yuki Saitō as the Red Team co-host in the 1986 Kōhaku Uta Gassen. From 1987 to 1988, she and Kazuyuki Yamamoto anchored NHK Night Wide, a late-night news broadcast, and from 1988 to 1990, Mekata presented weather forecasts on NHK News Today.