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. 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. 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. It revealed new information about
August Busch IV. In 2019,
CBS Television Studios acquired the option to make it into a cable TV series produced by
Jeffrey Kramer. Knoedelseder executive produced two television documentaries – ''Something's Got to Give
, a 1990 two-hour special for Fox about Marilyn Monroe, and All the Presidents’ Movies'', 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."
Miami New Times named it "Best Newscast in South Florida.” ==Books==