Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Author. He was a two-time recipient of a Pulitzer Prize (at the Pittsburgh Press), for Specialized Reporting in 1986 and Public Service in 1987. Raised in Florida, his father worked as a chef for a Miami hotel, his mother was a waitress at the same business. He attended the University of Maryland and the University of Miami (Florida), prior to cutting his teeth in the industry, as a freelance reporter, who covered the Vietnam War with Life, Newsweek and Time Magazine during the 1960s. He joined the staff at the Pittsburgh Press in 1984 after several years with the Associated Press. In 1986, he shared the Pulitzer with Mary Pat Flaherty for their specialized reporting on the nation's organ transplant system. This was followed by a second Pulitzer shared with Matthew Brelis for their series of articles on airline pilots and the dangers of drug addiction. After moving on to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Schneider became known for his reporting of the death toll from asbestos in the town of Libby, Montana which created worldwide awareness on the dangers of the material. He co-authored (with David McCumber) the book "An Air That Kills: How the Asbestos Poisoning of Libby, Montana Uncovered a National Scandal" in 2004. He died from heart failure. At the time of his death, he was suffering from complications of pulmonary disease.
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Author. He was a two-time recipient of a Pulitzer Prize (at the Pittsburgh Press), for Specialized Reporting in 1986 and Public Service in 1987. Raised in Florida, his father worked as a chef for a Miami hotel, his mother was a waitress at the same business. He attended the University of Maryland and the University of Miami (Florida), prior to cutting his teeth in the industry, as a freelance reporter, who covered the Vietnam War with Life, Newsweek and Time Magazine during the 1960s. He joined the staff at the Pittsburgh Press in 1984 after several years with the Associated Press. In 1986, he shared the Pulitzer with Mary Pat Flaherty for their specialized reporting on the nation's organ transplant system. This was followed by a second Pulitzer shared with Matthew Brelis for their series of articles on airline pilots and the dangers of drug addiction. After moving on to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Schneider became known for his reporting of the death toll from asbestos in the town of Libby, Montana which created worldwide awareness on the dangers of the material. He co-authored (with David McCumber) the book "An Air That Kills: How the Asbestos Poisoning of Libby, Montana Uncovered a National Scandal" in 2004. He died from heart failure. At the time of his death, he was suffering from complications of pulmonary disease.
Bio by: C.S.
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