Publisher's passing.Publisher's Passing: Otis Chandler Otis Chandler (November 23 1927–February 27 2006) was best known as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980. His family had owned the newspaper since Harrison Gray Otis founded the company in 1882. , the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). who transformed his family's provincial newspaper into a respected national media voice, died. He was 78. He led the Times from the 1960s through the 1980s. Chandler had been suffering from a degenerative brain disorder known as Lewy body Lewy bodies are abnormal aggregates of protein that develop inside nerve cells. They are identified under the microscope when histology is performed on the brain. Lewy bodies appear as spherical masses that displace other cell components. disease, said Tom Johnson, who succeeded Chandler as publisher. Chandler was also known as a surfer, athlete, big game hunter and car collector. |
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