Los Angeles Times Posts Retrospective About Former Publisher Otis Chandler
Obituary, Photo Gallery and Video Available at http://www.latimes.com/chandler
LOS ANGELES, Feb 27, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Los Angeles Times has posted an obituary and a photo and video retrospective on the life and distinguished career of former Los Angeles Times Publisher Otis Chandler, who died today at age 78. The collection is posted at www.latimes.com/chandler.
Chandler served as publisher of The Times from 1960-1980. He led The Times through unprecedented change, helping it earn a reputation as one of the best newspapers in the country. During his tenure, The Times earned nine Pulitzer Prizes.
In 1999, Editor & Publisher magazine named him one of the 25 most influential newspaper people of the 20th century.
He was the fourth member of the Otis and Chandler family to serve as publisher. In 1882, Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Chandler's great grandfather, became publisher. Gen. Otis was succeeded in 1917 by his son-in-law, Harry Chandler. Norman Chandler, who succeeded his father, Harry, served as publisher from 1944-1960.
Today, the Los Angeles Times ranks as the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country. It has won 37 Pulitzer Prizes. Celebrating this year its 125th anniversary covering Southern California, The Times maintains the largest newsgathering operation in California and publishes five daily regional editions.
SOURCE Los Angeles Times
Otis Chandler was a great leader at the Los Angeles Times. He didn't forget the workers, as he would always walk through the pressroom and shake as many hands as possible, inky or clean.
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He was a great publisher of the LA Times, truly the last of his kind. He cared for his employees, things have went down hill since he stepped aside. May he rest in peace.
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ReplyDeleteIt seems that this is the last bastian of the Chandler family that meant something to those who worked for the family and those who subscribed to a genuinely intelligent, informative and thoughful publication that maintained integrity and pride, and loyal readership.
ReplyDeleteMy sentiments to the remaining family members and true friends.
Ed our last hope has left us I know theirs not another My heart goes out to Otis and his family ,they gave a 18 year old a blue collar job with dignity and respect and made pressman feel like somebody not anybody, and could have a opinion although some have diffrent opinions his mother and father ,and Otis paid us excellent wages and benfits our morale was high we were proud at all plants We felt that no paper could compete with us I'm glad I could experience this an era will never see again hang in their fellow presspeople may god be with you ,and do our job the best we can under difficult circumstances were L.A. Times now nobodys better than us anywhere.
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What a week We lost Rick Cook and Mr Chalander. fine Men both, God bless them both.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mr Chalander ran our PAPER it was our Paper and We were a proud group of People that printed and Publishied it. Its so sad thats no longer true. I am ashamed of what we print now as we dont get the storys correct as we fired all of the PEOPLE ON THE GROUND .
But the stockholders seem to be OK with the 18 Million Stock option that Mr. Fitsimins enjoyed this Year. as us workers dont get a dime ! Not evan a thank You. Well SCREW YOU DON REESE !
I still remember the days when Otis Chandler would walk through the pressroom greeting many of the pressmen with a firm handshake. And our old pressroom had ink everywhere, from the ink mist.
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last time Jeff Johnson walked through the pressroom? That's right, NEVER!