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chowder66

(9,658 posts)
Fri May 10, 2024, 05:29 PM May 2024

So sad. Sam Rubin dead at 64

Sam Rubin, one of the most respected and connected entertainment anchors in the nation, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 64.

The circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately released.

Rubin joined KTLA 5 Morning News in Los Angeles in 1991, where he instantly made an impact with his unmatched, encyclopedic knowledge of film and television. Over the years, his reports and interviews informed and entertained millions of television viewers in L.A. and beyond.


https://ktla.com/entertainment/sam-rubin-ktla-5-morning-news-legend-dies-at-64/

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So sad. Sam Rubin dead at 64 (Original Post) chowder66 May 2024 OP
R.I.P chowder66 May 2024 #1
I used to watch him when I visited family in Los Angeles Siwsan May 2024 #2
I just read an article his mom wrote for the L.A. Times five days ago. chowder66 May 2024 #3
chowder66,,,, Upthevibe May 2024 #4
It's shocking. chowder66 May 2024 #5

Siwsan

(27,013 posts)
2. I used to watch him when I visited family in Los Angeles
Fri May 10, 2024, 05:34 PM
May 2024

He was really fun and always interesting to watch.

chowder66

(9,658 posts)
3. I just read an article his mom wrote for the L.A. Times five days ago.
Fri May 10, 2024, 05:39 PM
May 2024

He really was just the best.





on edit; he posted a link to the story to his facebook page 5 days ago.


Kristallnacht : Remembering the Night of the Broken Glass 50 Years Ago, When Fear of SS Troops Ruled Lives of Jewish Germans

By ANNE RUBIN
Nov. 10, 1988 12 AM PT

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-10-ve-429-story.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0lqqpYRxhLAIOzgJ9BifSciBsCZ65EgCudG8shTJycGW11HRd85FyWKHk_aem_ARWnUdcuQh6reBMCbdz0CDQbF88g9hAjICN67qo7N5ZsTt7p8JUYr5TkzJ0ikTnH1kZbzmcfgPkoMENdQBkyTFp0

chowder66

(9,658 posts)
5. It's shocking.
Fri May 10, 2024, 07:42 PM
May 2024

I wake up to KTLA every morning. He's always been such a fun and sweet natured person.

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