Andrew Schneider | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Andrew_Schneider_(journalist).jpg) Schneider at the Pulitzer centennial celebration in 2016 | |
| Born | Andrew Jay Schneider November 13, 1942 |
| Died | February 17, 2017 (aged 74) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Occupation | Investigative reporter |
| Known for | 2-time Pulitzer Prize recipient (1986, 1987) |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Schneider (divorced) Kathy Best |
| Children | 2 |
Andrew Jay Schneider (November 13, 1942 – February 17, 2017) was an American journalist and investigative reporter who worked for the Pittsburgh Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer as a public-health reporter. He received back-to-back Pulitzer Prizes while working for the Press: one in Specialized Reporting in 1986 with Mary Pat Flaherty, and another for Public Service with Matthew Brelis and the Press in 1987.[1][2] Schneider also co-authored a book about an asbestos contamination incident in Libby, Montana, entitled An Air That Kills.
- ^ Goldman, John J. (April 17, 1987). "3 for Philadelphia Inquirer: Times Wins 2 Pulitzers for Foreign Reports, Criticism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ Daly, Jill (February 19, 2017). "Obituary: Andrew Jay Schneider / Investigative reporter won 2 Pulitzer Prizes in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 18, 2017.