William Knoedelseder
William Knoedelseder | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, business writer, tv producer, news executive |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Subject | Entertainment, business |
| Notable works | Stiffed Bitter Brew |
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William Knoedelseder (born 1947) is an American author, former Los Angeles Times business writer, television producer and news executive.
Early life and education[edit]
Knoedelseder, who is from St. Louis, Missouri,[1] graduated with a bachelor of arts in English literature[2] from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.[3]
Career[edit]
Knoedelseder was a reporter from 1977 to 1989 for the Los Angeles Times. He also produced news for Knight Ridder, Fox and the USA Network.[4]
His articles in the 1980s into corrupt practices in the record business formed the basis for his book Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business and the Mafia.[5]
In 2012, his book Bitter Brew, which spans five generations of the Busch family and the foreign takeover of Anheuser-Busch, made New York Times Bestseller list.[6] It revealed new information about August Busch IV.[7] In 2019, CBS Television Studios acquired the option to make it into a cable TV series produced by Jeffrey Kramer.[8]
Knoedelseder executive produced two television documentaries – Something's Got to Give, a 1990 two-hour special for Fox about Marilyn Monroe,[9] and All the Presidents’ Movies,[10] a three-hour 2003 special for Bravo that described the viewing habits of modern U.S. presidents.
Knoedelseder worked as a television producer and executive creating news programs and documentaries for Fox, Disney, Knight-Ridder, Bravo and USA Broadcasting. As vice president of news at USA, he oversaw the launch of a nightly news program on WAMI-TV in Miami titled "The Times."[11] Miami New Times named it "Best Newscast in South Florida.”
Books[edit]
- Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit (2018), ISBN 9780062289070
- Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer (2012), ISBN 0062009265
- I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Age (2010), ISBN 1586488961
- In Eddie's Name: One Family's Triumph over Tragedy (with co-author Bryn Freedman) (1999), ISBN 0571199240
- Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business and the Mafia (1993), ISBN 0060167459
References[edit]
- ^ "Author William Knoedelseder interview for new book "Fins"". KTVI Fox 2 Now. October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Media Coverage: October 2018". UMSL.edu. November 1, 2018.
- ^ Ellin, Xandra. "UMSL alum, best-selling author's book chronicling heyday of US auto industry 'not a book about cars'". St. Louis Public Radio.
- ^ "William Knoedelseder". Los Angeles Review of Books.
- ^ Bruce Haring (January 21, 1993). "'Stiffed' delves into controversial MCA cutout deal". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Taylor, Ihsan. "Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Bitter Brew: New book details Busch IV's spiral into drugs, guns, paranoia". ksdk.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ David Robb (September 27, 2019). "CBS TV Studios Options William Knoedelseder's 'Bitter Brew' Account Of Busch Brewing Dynasty For Series Development". Deadline. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ John J. O'Connor (December 13, 1990). "Review/Television; Rediscovered Scenes Of Marilyn Monroe In a Last, Failed Film". New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ Ted Johnson (July 23, 2011). "Now playing at the White House". Variety. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "Book Review: 'I'm Dying Up Here' Explores Beginnings of Standup Comedy in Mid-1970s Los Angeles; When Leno and Letterman Were Buddies". Huntington News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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