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]
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
Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit (2018),
ISBN9780062289070
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer (2012),
ISBN0062009265
I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Standup Comedy's Golden Age (2010),
ISBN1586488961
In Eddie's Name: One Family's Triumph over Tragedy (with co-author Bryn Freedman) (1999),
ISBN0571199240
Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business and the Mafia (1993),
ISBN0060167459