![]() ![]() ![]() And it indicates that this medium of television is capable of much more social good than has been demonstrated to this point." An award like this gives us more gravitas. "I can't wave around Nielsen ratings and I can't wave around Emmy awards when I want to get these stories told. "The great value of this award is that it will make it easier for all of us to argue for stories that might not otherwise be perceived as popular television," Simon said. The MacArthur carries a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant parceled out over five years. The 50-year-old Simon is one of only a few people ever to receive one of the prestigious fellowships for work in television. Baltimorean David Simon, whose groundbreaking television series "The Wire" examined the institutions of his hometown with a passionate and unsparing eye, today won a 2010 MacArthur "genius" award. ![]()
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