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Sam Rubin, the late KTLA5 entertainment reporter, has been named a posthumous recipient of the 76th Los Angeles Area Governors Emmy Awards, the Television Academy announced today.
After joining KTLA in 1991, Rubin was a mainstay of Los Angeles TV news as a longtime entertainment reporter and regular red carpet interviewer. He died unexpectedly on May 10 at age 64 after suffering a heart attack at his Brentwood home.
The award, which is given to an individual, company or organization that has made an outstanding, innovative and visionary achievement in the arts, sciences or management of television, as well as a substantial contribution to the greater Los Angeles area, recognizes Rubin’s legacy of plus more than three decades of entertainment news reporting for the station.
Cris Abrego, president of the Television Academy, made the announcement on KTLA this morning, saying the vote in Rubin’s favor was unanimous.
“Sam was a trailblazer, a trailblazer in the modern era of television news. His contributions to entertainment journalism in Los Angeles and around the world are unparalleled,” said Abrego. “We are honored to recognize him for his influence and impact on our television community.”
Rubin is also up for a competitive Emmy at this year’s awards ceremony in the Best Entertainment News category for her coverage of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Rubin was a founding member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the largest organization of film and television critics in the United States, with more than 200 members. Additionally, he owned SRE Inc., a television production company that produced over 200 hours of broadcast and cable programming, including several Live from red carpet shows and 120 talk show episodes Hollywood uncensored.
Rubin has won several Los Angeles-area Emmy Awards during his career and also received the Golden Mike Award from the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California. He was named Best Entertainment Reporter by the Los Angeles Press Club. In 2013, he was honored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition with the Impact Award for Outstanding Integrity in Broadcast Journalism.
The Los Angeles Area Governors Award will be presented during the 76th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards on July 27 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire.
City News Service contributed to this report.
