Robert M. Light; Head of Broadcasters Group

Robert M. Light, 85, veteran head of the Southern California Broadcasters Assn. Light served as president and chief spokesman of the organization for 30 years. Through commentary and frequent letters to The Times, Light reassured the public that local broadcasters were equipped to provide communications in the event of earthquake or other catastrophe. He also assured listeners that local radio and television stations would continue to operate in the public interest despite deregulation by the Federal Communications Commission in the early 1980s. On Friday in Los Angeles.