Teen son of late KTLA reporter Sam Rubin shares heart-wrenching tribute on air: ‘I can’t believe you’re gone’

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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. “You were an incredible father and friend. On our car rides, you taught me so much about life — about your work, about how you got to get up every day and do what you love,” he continued. “I idolized you and you are and will always be my hero.