The perception is that more important people watch news in the evenings than in the mornings.

Schonfeld was succeeded as president by CNN's executive vice president Burt Reinhardt. Currently Schonfeld is on the advisory board of Matter Network and the Culture Change Institute. A.

In 1999 Schonfeld sold his interest in the Food Network to Scripps. Schonfeld then worked with Time Warner in planning the International Business Channel.