| David Lazarus | |
| Occupation: | newspaper columnist and reporter |
| Employer: | KTLA[1] |
| Known For: | "Consumer Affairs" business column |
| Party: | Democratic |
David Lazarus is an American business and consumer columnist who works for KTLA[1] and worked for the Los Angeles Times from August 2007 to January 2022. His last column was published on January 28, 2022.[2] [1]
He attended Ojai Valley School and Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California) before heading north to attend and graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a degree in history.
David Lazarus has written pieces for Los Angeles Times about consumer affairs and business topics including YouTube,[3] AT&T[4] and BMW-customer service issues.[5]
Before joining the LA Times staff in 2007, Lazarus worked as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and a nightly talk radio host for San Francisco's KGO Radio.[6] Lazarus also worked for The San Francisco Examiner,The Bangkok Post, and The Japan Times.[1]
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[7] in 1999, David Lazarus has been one of the most prolific, and influential, writers at the paper."[8] He is known for sticking up and helping ordinary people deal with problems "such as fighting telemarketers" [9] .
Lazarus[10] is the author of two books on Japan, where he lived for several years, and has had articles published in many magazines.[11]
Lazarus has often been interviewed about data breach issues (see Anthem medical data breach) and privacy matters on talk radio shows such as the Norman Goldman Show.[12] He is also regularly seen on KTLA “Consumer Confidential” segments.[13]
Lazarus lives in Southern California with his wife and son. Lazarus is a member of the Democratic Party. He is Jewish. [2]