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Cotliar, George

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1 item: 101-pp. transcript of interview with George Cotliar, Los Angeles Times Managing Editor, 10/9/1979. Subjects include: being "on call" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ; aspects of the job, examples of situations on the job ; on being Managing Editor of Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition ; daily editorial conferences to decide on general layout and Page One in particular ; his decision at age 11 to be an editor at Los Angeles Times ; working at the Herald-Examiner in his mid-20s ; jointed Los Angeles Times in 1957 ; this interview jumps back and forth quite a bit from Cotliar's journalism experience to his personal history with family, in the military, etc. ; memorable stories over the years ; he gives quite personal profiles of his son ("some problems") and daughter ("she's fine") and wife ("She and I have had some rough times...she's very much into religion, and I am not--(but) I'm not an atheist or anything") ; more.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1979
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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