Sam Rubin, a longtime leisure reporter for Los Angeles information station KTLA, has died. He was 64.
His dying was confirmed by a supply near the station, who stated he died at his house from a coronary heart assault on Friday (10 Might), shortly after having completed his common “Morning Information” phase.
“KTLA 5 is profoundly saddened to report the dying of Sam Rubin,” the station posted on X. “Sam was a large within the native information business and the leisure world, and a fixture of Los Angeles morning tv for many years. His chortle, appeal and caring character touched all who knew him. Sam was a loving husband and father: the roles he cherished essentially the most. Our ideas are with Sam’s household throughout this tough time.”
Born in San Diego in 1960, Rubin graduated from Occidental Faculty in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Research and Rhetoric.
He later went on to hitch KTLA in 1991, the place he received quite a few Information Emmys and Golden Mike Awards and was honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Southern California Broadcasters Affiliation. All through his decades-long profession with the station, he reached hundreds of thousands of viewers in LA and past.
“The Sam that you simply noticed on the air is the Sam that was off the air,” Rubin’s longtime colleague and pal Frank Buckley stated whereas asserting his passing on reside tv.
“To all of us he shared his mornings with on tv, and to these he labored with behind the scenes at KTLA, we is not going to overlook him.”
In addition to his KTLA protection, he additionally incessantly appeared on the BBC and did radio and TV studies in Australia.
Rubin is survived by his spouse, Leslie, and 4 youngsters.
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