Death Of Otis Chandler

Otis Chandler, the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times who transformed his family's provincial, conservative newspaper into a respected national media voice, died early Monday at his home in Ojai. He was 78. Chandler, who suffered from a degenerative brain disorder known as Lewy body disease, was the scion of a family that wielded financial and political power in the Los Angeles area for decades. As publisher, he spent most of his career chafing against what he sensed was an East Coast bias against Los Angeles and fought to elevate the Times to a par with Eastern rivals. Larry talks with members of the media who knew and worked with Otis Chandler. Guests include Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times columnist, and Jonathan Kirsch, Contributing Writer to the L.A. Times Book Review, has written for the Times since 1968, author of 11 books primarily on the history of religion, and publishing attorney.

Otis Chandler, the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times who transformed his family's provincial, conservative newspaper into a respected national media voice, died early Monday at his home in Ojai. He was 78. Chandler, who suffered from a degenerative brain disorder known as Lewy body disease, was the scion of a family that wielded financial and political power in the Los Angeles area for decades. As publisher, he spent most of his career chafing against what he sensed was an East Coast bias against Los Angeles and fought to elevate the Times to a par with Eastern rivals. Larry talks with members of the media who knew and worked with Otis Chandler. Guests include Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times columnist, and Jonathan Kirsch, Contributing Writer to the L.A. Times Book Review, has written for the Times since 1968, author of 11 books primarily on the history of religion, and publishing attorney.