Fans of HBO drama "The Wire" who thought the show is a work of genius now have proof.
David Simon, creator of the crime show set in Baltimore, received a $500,000 "genius" grant from the John D. and Catherin T. MacArthur Foundation. Simon was one of 23 recipients of the award, along with University of Chicago anthropologist Shannon Lee Dawdy and New York jazz pianist Jason Moran.
News of the award was covered beyond Baltimore. The Los Angeles Times interviewed Simon to see
what he plans to do with the money.