Is Nexstar Cool with This Anchor's Side Hustle? (Updated) (Patreon)

Update: We want to update this story and give it some more context. Sam Rubin reached out and pointed us to a video that he did on this service. Sam is partaking in the service but says that he is giving the money to charity. 

Not sure I still want to pay sam $150 for a follow on social media, but we will gladly give to his charity if he posts that. 

It still concerns us that he is offering up station branded social media accounts to promote a business for $2,500. Even if the money is going to a good cause, it is a slippery slope when Journalists start pitching products. 

I get where Rubin is coming from and it is nice to give back, but I'm still not really comfortable with the platform on this. But hey, if Nexstar is cool with it, then that's all that matters. 

Here is the original story: 

Would you like KTLA Entertainment Reporter Sam Rubin to follow you on social media? 

It will cost you $150. 

Want him to promote you on his social media?

That’s going to cost you a couple of bands. 

The Nexstar Reporter has a side hustle on the website Fan Bound in which he is selling, well, himself.  

Rubin bills himself as “TV's Top Entertainment Reporter” and depending on how much you want to spend, he will engage with you. 

If you want a short phone call from him, just plunk down $250 and he’ll drop you a line. 

More and more people working in TV news are coming up with side hustles to make some extra gwap. But we have to ask, is Nexstar really ok with this?