A cause of death has been revealed for Sam Rubin. The veteran KTLA entertainment reporter died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Tuesday.
According to the Medical Examiner’s report, Rubin suffered from “ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.” The cause is listed as natural.
Rubin was last on air on May 9 and showed no outward signs of illness, according to his co-workers. He called in sick the following day and went to a hospital with stomach pain after calling 911.
He was pronounced dead in the emergency room shortly a short time later. Rubin joined KTLA Morning News in 1991, about six months after the program debuted.
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