Otis Chandler | |
|---|---|
 Chandler in 1972 | |
| Born | November 23, 1927 |
| Died | February 27, 2006 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn "Missy" Chandler, nee Brant (June 1951–July 1981) Bettina Chandler, nee Whitaker (August 1981–February 2006, his death) |
| Children | 5, including Mike Chandler |
| Parent(s) | Dorothy Buffum Chandler Norman Chandler |
| Relatives | Charles Abel Buffum (grandfather) Harrison Gray Otis (great-grandfather) Eliza Ann Otis (great-grandmother) Marian Otis Chandler (grandmother) |
Otis Chandler (November 23, 1927 – February 27, 2006) was the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980, leading a large expansion of the newspaper and its ambitions. He was the fourth and final member of the Chandler family to hold the paper's top position.[1]
Chandler made improvement of the paper's quality a top priority, succeeding in raising the product's reputation, as well as its profit margins. "No publisher in America improved a paper so quickly on so grand a scale, took a paper that was marginal in qualities and brought it to excellence as Otis Chandler did," journalist David Halberstam wrote in his history of the company.[1]
- ^ a b Shaw, David; Landsberg, Mitchell (February 27, 2006). "L.A. Icon Otis Chandler Dies at 78". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 23, 2008.