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 and his partner, david simon, are now developing a menu series about the event surrounding a desegregation case in yonkers, new york, and the drug culture in baltimore, using pennsylvania avenue as a vehicle to tell the story. i would say we're in for a wonderful evening. now it's my pleasure to turn the microphone over to my colleague, john. john? [ applause ] >> all right. good evening. for all intents and purposes, i'm your captain. exits are in the back. if we lose pressure, masks will fall from the ceiling. but my name is john and i'm the archivist and i've been asked this evening to be the moderator for this ill loose industry yous panel and hopefully not only will i learn more about the topic of study that will be discussed this evening but you will as well and