William F. Zorzi

William F. Zorzi co-wrote Show Me a Hero with David Simon. Zorzi and Simon first worked together as journalists for the Baltimore Sun newspaper. Zorzi covered the political beat and Simon the crime beat.

Simon left the paper to become a writer and then began working in television. He created the Baltimore set series The Wire which increasingly featured a political storyline in later seasons. Zorzi joined the crew of The Wire as a writer for the third season.