{"id":300509,"date":"2024-05-13T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ktla-reporter-sam-rubins-son-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-dad-on-air"},"modified":"2024-05-13T15:10:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:10:56","slug":"ktla-reporter-sam-rubins-son-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-dad-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ktla-reporter-sam-rubins-son-pays-emotional-tribute-to-late-dad-on-air","title":{"rendered":"KTLA Reporter Sam Rubin&#039;s Son Pays Emotional Tribute To Late Dad On Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"45.7053903346\">\n<section id=\"cb-b8df5c982b89b07d11aa2ec8c256b7fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-50507855-2d54-4afa-81a9-4a5cb96db58a-348315258-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-50507855-2d54-4afa-81a9-4a5cb96db58a-348315258-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/03\/16by9\/2024\/05\/13\/0320d3a815ed4f7a92ff6a00b11f813e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">KTLA<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b8df5c982b89b07d11aa2ec8c256b7fe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-49875afd01c2ff42ce23b2d966098a4f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p><strong>Sam Rubin<\/strong>&#8216;s son paid tribute to his late father on the air just 3 days after his untimely death &#8212; and it&#8217;s heart-wrenching, to say the least &#8230; because he got choked up several times.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-49875afd01c2ff42ce23b2d966098a4f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a832d19e709cdc618cb1cee3ef70e1a3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Sitting beside his dad&#8217;s KTLA colleagues Monday &#8230; <strong>Colby Rubin<\/strong> held it together pretty well during a letter he read aloud to his dad &#8230; but at times, needed a few seconds to collect himself before reflecting on his dad&#8217;s profound impact on his life over the last 16 years.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a832d19e709cdc618cb1cee3ef70e1a3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f683d64794248c41fa5e3f6acb6d117f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20240513_2314f91ebf094d1c9b82a50feefd1cfd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:70581ead-6cb6-411f-b4c3-bd372c10bd6a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/23\/4by3\/2024\/05\/13\/2314f91ebf094d1c9b82a50feefd1cfd_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sam Rubin  with his son Colby\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f683d64794248c41fa5e3f6acb6d117f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d32c04c7a4f3327a848e832fa8176aa7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Colby wasn&#8217;t just speaking to the crowd &#8230; the message was directly to Sam, making it all the more raw as he told SR how much he idolized him &#8212; and how he&#8217;d always be his hero.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d32c04c7a4f3327a848e832fa8176aa7--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ec01c4b978e5ab3d692f518c63926e4b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ec01c4b978e5ab3d692f518c63926e4b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-20fccaf2d15bc336b647acc0505082a2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Colby goes on to say he owed who he was to his dad &#8230; no doubt, making the realization that he wouldn&#8217;t be there for his big life moments, such as his wedding, even more gut-wrenching when you hear him deliver this. Yeah, it&#8217;s a tear-jerker for sure.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-20fccaf2d15bc336b647acc0505082a2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-56c29e8f485b26f7e4e10af7a35cd1eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Colby made it clear in the time they had together, he experienced more of a father figure than some people do in their entire lives &#8212; and also stressed the importance of hugging your loved ones every single day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-56c29e8f485b26f7e4e10af7a35cd1eb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d9d923fd642c03d9dd6f61e2944821bd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d9d923fd642c03d9dd6f61e2944821bd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-079231a6bcf44998a977e71a6441d3f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.1016949153\">\n<p>As we reported, the longtime entertainment reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/10\/sam-rubin-ktla-entertainment-reporter-dead-dies-heart-attack\/\"><strong>suffered a heart attack<\/strong><\/a> at his home Friday. After being rushed to UCLA West Hills, he went into full cardiac arrest and died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-079231a6bcf44998a977e71a6441d3f7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1cee51bf6c73d6ea169156c7c0fd669e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-68751e69-17c8-49ce-9369-a943da4b1b83-442222628-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-68751e69-17c8-49ce-9369-a943da4b1b83-442222628-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8a\/16by9\/2024\/05\/10\/8a17312a561642e7b806609b25c2a852_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">5\/10\/24<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">KTLA<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1cee51bf6c73d6ea169156c7c0fd669e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-11d450746bf5eaa83a986f86aca958d5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Sam has been with KTLA since 1991 &#8212; and he&#8217;s been a mainstay in Southern California homes for decades, covering entertainment, movie, and TV news &#8230; winning multiple Emmys along the way. He was 64.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-11d450746bf5eaa83a986f86aca958d5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/13\/ktla-reporter-sam-rubin-son-emotional-tribute-on-air-news-tv-death\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content KTLA Sam Rubin&#8216;s son paid tribute to his late father on the air just 3 days after his untimely death &#8212; and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-300509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}