Four in the morning

1. Former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon wins a "genius" grant largely for his work on "The Wire." Baltimore Sun

2. Huffington Post to Mayhill Fowler: "How do you resign from a job you never had?" Yahoo

3. NPR praises the LA Times for Bell stories. NPR

4. Tonight's gubernatorial debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman airs live on KCRW 89.9, followed by political analysis on "Which Way, LA?" WWLA