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Simon credits his editor John Sterling with the suggestion that he observe a single corner in Baltimore. Simon believes Sterling was expecting a neighborhood story but he knew that "the corner" also had connotations for Baltimore's open-air drug markets. [2] He took a second leave of absence from the Baltimore Sun in 1993 to research the project.
The Corner is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by David Simon and David Mills. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 16, 2000, and concluded its six-part run on May 21, 2000.
David Judah Simon [1] (born February 9, 1960) is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–2008).. He worked for The Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years (1982–1995), wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991), and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) with Ed Burns.
Bernie Williams "Bernie went boom" 22 times in the postseason during his 16-year Yankees career, including this shot in 2001 as Sterling sang "Bern, baby, Bern!" Tino Martinez
Derek Jeter, Paul O’Neill and Bernie Williams, from Sterling’s favorite Yankees team, the 1996 world champs, made video tribute and Joe Torre called on his way to the ballpark.
John Sterling exits the Yankees broadcasting stage, and “there will never be another person like that,’’ says Suzyn Waldman. John Sterling exits the Yankees broadcasting stage, and “there ...
Sterling partnered with Jay Johnstone (1989-90), Joe Angel (1991), Michael Kay (1992-2001), Charley Steiner (2002-04) and Suzyn Waldman (since 2005). Sterling and Waldman were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2016.
In 1995, he co-authored, with Simon, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, the true account of a West Baltimore community dominated by a heavy drug market. [4] Simon credits his editor John Sterling with the notion that he observe a single drug corner. [5] It was named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times. [6]