David Lazarus is an American business and consumer columnist who works for ''

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'' and worked for the ''

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'' from August 2007 to January 2022. His last column was published on January 28, 2022.

Early life and education

He attended Ojai Valley School and

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before heading north to attend and graduate from the

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, where he earned a degree in history.

Writing

David Lazarus has written pieces for ''

'' about consumer affairs and business topics including

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and

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-customer service issues. Before joining the ''LA Times'' staff in 2007, Lazarus worked as a columnist for the ''

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. ...

'' and a nightly

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host for San Francisco's KGO Radio. Lazarus also worked for ''

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'','' The Bangkok Post'', and ''

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''. He won first place in the 2005 National Headliner Awards contest for business reporting. And the Society of Professional Journalists in Northern California named him "Journalist of the Year" in 2001. A media watchdog site, Grade the News, described him this way: "Since coming to the ''Chronicle'' from ''Wired News'' in 1999, David Lazarus has been one of the most prolific, and influential, writers at the paper." He is known for sticking up and helping ordinary people deal with problems "such as fighting telemarketers". Lazarus is the author of two books on Japan, where he lived for several years, and has had articles published in many magazines.

Radio interviews

Lazarus has often been interviewed about

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issues (see Anthem medical data breach) and privacy matters on

shows such as the Norman Goldman Show. He is also regularly seen on

“Consumer Confidential” segments.

Personal

Lazarus lives in Southern California with his wife and son. Lazarus is a member of the Democratic Party. He is Jewish.

References

External links

Lazarus's articles
at ''Los Angeles Times'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarus, David American columnists American male journalists American talk radio hosts Consumer rights activists Writers from San Francisco Radio personalities from San Francisco University of California, Berkeley alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American skeptics Crossroads School alumni