Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
David Mills, a former Washington Post reporter turned award-winning screenwriter, died Tuesday. The Washington native and University of Maryland graduate is credited with bringing gritty realism to the small screen on shows like “The Wire,” “Homcide: Life on the Street,” and “NYPD Blue.” Kojo reflects on Mills’ legacy with journalist and screenwriter David Simon, a longtime friend and frequent collaborator.
Guests
- David Simon Author; Creator, "The Wire"; Former Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Mills’ Life and Work###
At the time of his death, Mills was working with David Simon on a new HBO drama, “Treme” about the rebuilding of post-Katrina New Orleans:
The first “Homicide” episode Simon asked Mills to co-write aired in 1994 and won the Screen Actors’ Guild Award for best script in an episodic drama:
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