. >> this week on q&a, our guest is omar wasov. he has appeared as a technology analyst on a variety of television shows. "newsweek"magazine has named it is as one of the 50 most people to what cyberspace. >> omar wasow, about 10 years ago, i interviewed someone and he asked where i was going next. he said to come on and i will buy you a subway ticket. i must have looked like i needed money. we were sitting there and this woman comes up to him, and says, "i am omar wasow's mother." they want to talk about you and his class. >> i had the real privilege in high school>> i was taking creative writing with frank mccord and he made anhe wrote one of my college recommendations. to this day, i think about what he said in that class. there were stories of him going into bars and being a theatrical character. teacher. telling stories and engaging us in unexpected ways. >> can you remember something you learned about writing? writing. he would ask us what the capital city of albania was. he would say that we would not pay attention to him. no