Jay Schadler

Jay Schadler is a full-time correspondent for "PrimeTime," a role he has held since December 1989. He also contributes reports for "20/20." Schadler joined ABC News in 1982 as a general correspondent for the network.

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Most recently, Schadler has reported on several rare medical conditions, including a neurological sleep disorder known as Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which causes people to have an unexplainable urge to sleep continuously for periods up to 23 hours a day.

His coverage is part of his contribution to the ongoing "PrimeTime" limited series "Medical Mysteries."

His additional reports include an hourlong program on the fateful expedition of a group of extreme adventurers in Alaska, the story of the disappearance of a small fishing boat off the coast of Alaska and an interview with married music stars Vince Gill and Amy Grant.

Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he filed an Emmy-nominated report on the people of the small Canadian town of Gander who welcomed stranded travelers into their homes.

Schadler was awarded a 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism for a "20/20" report detailing false claims by veterans receiving medical benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.

In 1997, Schadler received two Emmy nominations, including one for his critically acclaimed hitchhiking series, "Looking for America." He has twice hitchhiked across America, recording the stories of the people he met.

In a special hourlong edition of "PrimeTime Live," Schadler hitchhiked across America from his home in Massachusetts to California, covering 3,500 miles in 10 days.

He has reported on the dangerous Ebola virus, tracking it for the first time from the jungle to an international city. He has tracked Bengal tigers in India on elephant-back and followed poachers in the Himalayan foothills for an investigation into international illegal wildlife trade. He has also reported from Uzbekistan on the Soviet Union's environmental destruction of the Aral Sea.