Sam Rubin, a veteran journalist who anchored KTLA’s entertainment coverage for more than 30 years, has died. He was 64.
KTLA anchor Frank Buckley confirmed the reporter’s death during an emotional announcement on Friday. Buckley called his colleague’s death “shocking” and “hard to comprehend in the moment.”
“Quite simply, Sam was KTLA,” a tearful Buckley added before praising Rubin’s cheery personality.
Buckley said during Thursday’s broadcast that Rubin called in sick from Friday’s show but did not share additional details.
An Emmy-winning journalist, Rubin joined KTLA’s “Morning News” program in 1991. He graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles with a degree in American studies and rhetoric.
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