Sam Champion is happily married to Rubem Robierb since 2012. Get to know more about their married life below.
American weatherman Sam Champion is known for working at WABC-TV, Weather Channel, and Good Morning America.
He had worked as a meteorologist for the GMA until 2013. Before that, he had started his career with ABC News as its weather anchor in 1988.
Who Is Sam Champion’s Husband Rubem Robierb?
Sam Champion has been married to Rubem Robierb since December 21, 2012. They usually accompany each other at many social events and have strong advocates for equal marriage and the LGBTQ task force.
Professionally speaking, his longtime life partner is a popular Florida-based visual artist, sculptor, and photographer.
Robierb usually uses metaphors to create his art. He is closely associated with the Pop art movement, which presents the challenge to traditions by the fine arts. Some of his notable works are called Climate Meltdown, Dandara
GMA Presenter Sam Champion Came Out As Gay Many Years Ago
Sam Champion is an openly gay man. He quietly became the first-morning show co-anchor to come out publicly as gay in October 2012.
Nevertheless, the weatherman has faced many problems when expressing his sexuality.
In an interview in 2014, Champion had stated that after coming out as gay, his relationship with his father got affected. He said his dad was not supportive and they had gone quite a long without talking to each other. However, before the death of his father, they had sorted things out.
According to the sources, Champion and his partner had met through mutual friends on New Year’s Eve in Miami. They were at a wedding that was planned for New Year’s Eve day in Rubem Robierb’s hometown.
Is Sam Champion Back On GMA In 2022?
Sam Champion returned back on GMA this April 2022 and is seen in the mornings and on Eyewitness News in the afternoon.
According to sources, he is reporting on the weather for both shows, but he no longer has a regular slot on the network.
Champion has filled the spot for Ginger Zee, who is the current meteorologist for the channel. The weatherman had also covered in place of Zee when she was on her Maternity leave in 2016.
