Ed Burns, Writer and Producer

Marc Steiner talks with Ed Burns, a former Baltimore City cop and public school teacher. Ed is a writer and producer for The Wire, and also co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner City Neighborhood with David Simon. He talked with Marc and how his experiences informed his writing for The Wire, his future plans, and what he thinks the message of The Wire really is.

Ed Burns on the set of The Wire