At KTLA, Sam Rubin was a local morning news pioneer who covered Hollywood with zeal
LOS ANGELES — KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was at the center of a local TV news revolution. Rubin, who died Friday of a heart attack at 64, became a central member of "KTLA 5 Morning News" soon after its launch on July 8. 1991. The early morning broadcast was a bold experiment: Local news stations had usually focused on their evening newscasts, feeling that morning viewers would be ...
LOS ANGELES — KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was at the center of a local TV news revolution.
Rubin, who died Friday of a heart attack at 64, became a central member of "KTLA 5 Morning News" soon after its launch on July 8. 1991. The early morning broadcast was a bold experiment: Local news stations had usually focused on their evening newscasts, feeling that morning viewers would be more likely to tune into national programs like NBC's
