He worked as creator and executive producer of documentaries and news programs for “USA Broadcasting,” “Fox Television,” “Knight Ridder” and “Disney.” During this time, he worked with Barry Diller at both “USA” and “Fox.” As the Vice President of News for these two organizations, he was the creator of “The Times” a groundbreaking nightly news program that was praised for its wink of the eye attitude, daring blend of journalism that combined irreverence with dollops of opinion and humor.
Knoedelseder would have a very successful career on TV that ran for more than a dozen years. Two of the leads in the novel Gaetano Corky Vastola, a New Jersey crime boss and Morris Levy the founder of Roulette Records would be the basis for Tony Soprano and his advisor the music mogul Herman Hesh Rabkin. Ultimately, several organized figures would be arrested and convicted and the investigations would be the foundation for the bestselling title “Stiffed.” “Entertainment Weekly” would later call it the funniest and scariest work of the year and named it 1993’s Best Non Fiction work. His investigation over two years that exposed corrupt practices at Payola and other record businesses resulted in federal grand jury investigations. Working for more than a dozen years for the venerable publication, he provided ground breaking stories about the entertainment industry and was the producer of several exposes over this time.
William Knoedelseder is a television news executive, bestselling author and veteran journalist that honed his narrative and investigative skills at the Los Angeles Times.
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