Teen son of late KTLA reporter Sam Rubin shares heart-wrenching tribute on air: ‘I can’t believe you’re gone’
NY Post
The teenage son of beloved entertainment reporter Sam Rubin delivered an emotional, on-air tribute to his late father from his dad’s seat at the KTLA anchor desk just three days after the TV journalist unexpectedly died.
Colby Rubin, 16, delivered the heart-wrenching letter addressed to his dad during a Monday broadcast on KTLA, where the his dad worked worked for more than three decades.
“Hi Dad, I wrote this under the desk in your cubicle where you used to catch me sleeping — only you weren’t there to wake me up this time,” Colby read, looking directly at the camera.
“Dad, I can’t believe you’re gone.”
“You’ll never pick me up from school again. We’ll never get to go biking. We’ll never argue about food. You won’t be at my wedding. I can’t believe you are gone,” he said, choking up at times. “I love you so much. On the day you died, I hope you heard me say that.”
Colby shared how his dad, who died of a heart attack on Friday, was his biggest supporter and was always there whether to take him to Boy Scouts, Disney trips, physical therapy appointments, or even a 3 a.m. pickup from a sleepover.
