Doug (Paul Douglas) Schneider

Paul Douglas Schneider, known throughout newsrooms as Doug Schneider, was an American newspaper reporter whose career stretched from Pennsylvania and New York's Southern Tier to two decades of watchdog journalism at the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Wisconsin. He died unexpectedly at his home on 21 September 2026 at the age of 65.

Schneider grew up in Chicago and spent much of his adult life in New York before moving to Green Bay to be closer to his parents. He met his wife, Terri, at Syracuse University, where he earned a degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication. He began reporting in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, then wrote for several New York papers, including the Press and Sun-Bulletin, before returning to the Midwest and joining the Green Bay newspaper known to readers as the Press-Gazette.

At the Press-Gazette he covered Brown County government and public safety for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. He was known for investigative work, database reporting and the Scanner Squawk feature that turned police scanner chatter into widely followed local updates, including during Packers games and major events at Lambeau Field. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association honored him with first place awards for local government reporting among large newspapers in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Colleagues described him as a reporter in the traditional sense, passionate about the public's right to know and relentless on deadline. He retired from full time newspaper work at the end of November 2023 and later contributed high school sports coverage to New York's Cortland Standard.

Away from the newsroom he was an avid reader and a dedicated fan of the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago White Sox and hockey. He was predeceased by his parents, Paul and Barbara Schneider, and by his cats Corey and Typo. He is survived by his wife, Terri. Per his wishes, no formal services were held. Allen Memorial Home in Endicott, New York, handled arrangements. No cause of death has been made public.

Schneider's work left a clear mark on Green Bay journalism: years of government accountability reporting, a distinctive scanner driven beat that connected readers to their city in real time, and a reputation among peers as a journalist to his core.