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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Goodbye, Bill Thomas

    William Thomas has died. As the editor of the LA Times from 1971 to 1989, he helped realize the paper’s ambition to be a nationally recognized news organization.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    William Thomas has died. As the editor of the LA Times from 1971 to 1989, he helped realize the paper’s ambition to be a nationally recognized news organization. The Times scored 9 Pulitzer Prizes under his leadership, launched its Sunday magazine, Book Review, and Business and Calendar sections -- and opened 11 new domestic and foreign bureaus.

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    Mexican Drug Lord, Legacies of Harold Ramis & Bill Thomas
    1. 0:00El Chapo The Innovator
    2. 8:03Drugs and Culture in Mexico
    3. 17:45Goodbye, Harold Ramis
    4. 25:38Journey to the Center of the World
    5. 35:24Politics Roundup
    6. 42:28Goodbye, Bill ThomasYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Too Beautiful to Live

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    The full episode

    6 of 6
    Mexican Drug Lord, Legacies of Harold Ramis & Bill Thomas
    1. 0:00El Chapo The Innovator
    2. 8:03Drugs and Culture in Mexico
    3. 17:45Goodbye, Harold Ramis
    4. 25:38Journey to the Center of the World
    5. 35:24Politics Roundup
    6. 42:28Goodbye, Bill ThomasYou’re reading this
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