barry landon was one of the original interviewers with the history project. police commissioner of baltimore in the '50s, former deputy superintendent of the state department of education and governor mceldon's son. dr. landon received his doctor rate from temple university, served as the first chair of the auto history association's committee on education and founder and past president of the oral history in the mid-atlantic region. dr. michelle scott, an associate professor and her work specializes in race and ethnicity with emphasis on african-american history. black musical culture and women studies. dr. scott is contributed to the martin luther king jr.'s paper project and the guide to african-american history from 1939 to the present. and william sorsy, he was a reporter and son for nearly 23 years before leaving the newspaper to right for television in 202. a baltimore native wrote for the last three seasons of "the wire" on home box office, hbo, and also acted in the series. if you remember an ill-tempted reporter in the sun newsroom, that was he. he