MacArthur Foundation Reveals 2010 'Genius Grants'
'The Wire's' David Simon among 23 recipients of MacArthur Foundation grants.
2010 MacArthur Fellows: $500,000 -- No Strings Attached
David Simon, 50, creator of the television show "The Wire," Baltimore, Maryland. Crafting richly textured narratives that engage wide-ranging audiences and confront daunting challenges facing America's urban centers. (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images for the MacArthur Foundation)
