He has held leading anchor and reporting positions at CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, PBS and Bloomberg Television.
Schneider was born on Long Island, New York, moved to suburban Philadelphia during his high school years, and was educated at Temple University.
[citation needed] In August 1983, Schneider and co-anchor Ann Bishop were cited by the trade magazine "Electronic Media" as one of the best news teams in the country.
During his career at the station, he also moderated the 1988 New York City Presidential debate, and covered the 1987 stock market crash, and Pope John Paul's first trip to the United States.
[citation needed] Schneider left ABC to join NBC News in 1993, co-anchoring Weekend Today with Jackie Nespral from 1993 to 1995, and with Giselle Fernandez in 1995.
Schneider anchored a series of Bloomberg TV specials, on subjects ranging from the struggles at General Motors, short selling of stocks, hidden fees associated with 401(k) retirement plans, the treatment of sugar cane workers in Brazil, and questions about the products endorsed by the AARP.
Night Talk was cancelled and last aired on February 3, 2009, as Bloomberg TV ceased prime time production in New York.