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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather visited Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather visited Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump (in mirror) talks with WBTV colleague Al Conklin on the set Wednesday. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump (right), a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather visited with Larry Hyatt (left) at the Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Alesia Powell, a WBTV producer talks with Steve Crump at the station Wednesday. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Steve Crump in the college radio station at Eastern Kentucky University. Despite his later interest in documentaries, he disliked his class in filmmaking. "I was a deejay, man!"
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, a longtime reporter at WBT visited Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather visited Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    Steve Crump, as a young reporter in Savannah, covering a Klan rally in Georgia.
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    David Brooks (left) gets some help making burgers from Steve Crump at Brooks' Sandwich House and Chili over the lunch hour Wednesday. Angela Page (foreground) an employee at Brooks' gets out some of the new menus. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump presented his story idea to editors at a 10am meeting at WBTV Wednesday. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump (center), a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather (left) interviewed larry Hyatt at the Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather interviewed Mike Hatem at the Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. Hatem does security and background checks for the gun shop. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Al Conklin and Steve Crump joked around on the set of WBTV Wednesday. Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump, 55, the great-great-grandchild of slaves and known in Charlotte not only as a reporter for Channel 3 but for his public television documentaries, is honored with the city's prestigious MLK award at a prayer breakfast Monday. Crump's work day on Wednesday January 16, 2013 began with a story meeting with editors at the station and went from there to Hyatt Gun shop for a story about gun permit approvals. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Steve Crump (center), a longtime reporter at WBTV and photojournalist Lee Stikeleather interviewed Larry Hyatt (right) at the Hyatt Gun Shop for a story about gun permit approvals and rejections. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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