L.A. Icon Otis Chandler Dies at 78

Otis Chandler, whose vision and determination as publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1960 to 1980 catapulted the paper from mediocrity into the front ranks of American journalism, died today of a degenerative illness called Lewy body disease. He was 78.

By David Shaw and Mitchell Landsberg

February 27, 2006