Noah Wyle

And so this was an attempt to train high school, college age, young black men in lifesaving techniques for the first time, deploy them in the field with that training and ambulances that could go to these neighborhoods and pick up people and bring them back. And it was the very first ambulance service, the very first 911 system in the country. It was incredibly successful.

And so this was an attempt to train high school, college age, young black men in lifesaving techniques for the first time, deploy them in the field with that training and ambulances that could go to these neighborhoods and pick up people and bring them back. And it was the very first ambulance service, the very first 911 system in the country. It was incredibly successful.

And so this was an attempt to train high school, college age, young black men in lifesaving techniques for the first time, deploy them in the field with that training and ambulances that could go to these neighborhoods and pick up people and bring them back. And it was the very first ambulance service, the very first 911 system in the country. It was incredibly successful.

The mortality rate dropped considerably, and it got the attention of all of the city fathers who looked at this and thought, my goodness, what a great program. We should fire all these young men, replace them with white drivers, and make this a national standard, which is what happened. And all those original drivers lost their jobs.

The mortality rate dropped considerably, and it got the attention of all of the city fathers who looked at this and thought, my goodness, what a great program. We should fire all these young men, replace them with white drivers, and make this a national standard, which is what happened. And all those original drivers lost their jobs.

The mortality rate dropped considerably, and it got the attention of all of the city fathers who looked at this and thought, my goodness, what a great program. We should fire all these young men, replace them with white drivers, and make this a national standard, which is what happened. And all those original drivers lost their jobs.

Some of them stayed in health care and worked in health care and actually got to meet a couple of the surviving members when I was in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago. And so we brought in a patient who was depicting a guy who had been one of the original drivers so we could just shed a little light on it.

Some of them stayed in health care and worked in health care and actually got to meet a couple of the surviving members when I was in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago. And so we brought in a patient who was depicting a guy who had been one of the original drivers so we could just shed a little light on it.

Some of them stayed in health care and worked in health care and actually got to meet a couple of the surviving members when I was in Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago. And so we brought in a patient who was depicting a guy who had been one of the original drivers so we could just shed a little light on it.

That is a real thing. And I've seen films of it done, and it's just as moving as we've depicted it, if not more so in real life. It's really beautiful.

That is a real thing. And I've seen films of it done, and it's just as moving as we've depicted it, if not more so in real life. It's really beautiful.

That is a real thing. And I've seen films of it done, and it's just as moving as we've depicted it, if not more so in real life. It's really beautiful.

So it was – This is where the tree gets very fuzzy.

So it was – This is where the tree gets very fuzzy.

So it was – This is where the tree gets very fuzzy.

What was your childhood like? What kind of kid were you? Eclectic. You know, I'm one of seven children spread over a couple of marriages. At the most, we had six under one roof sharing a bathroom. That's a lot of kids at the table. That's a lot of vying for attention.

What was your childhood like? What kind of kid were you? Eclectic. You know, I'm one of seven children spread over a couple of marriages. At the most, we had six under one roof sharing a bathroom. That's a lot of kids at the table. That's a lot of vying for attention.

What was your childhood like? What kind of kid were you? Eclectic. You know, I'm one of seven children spread over a couple of marriages. At the most, we had six under one roof sharing a bathroom. That's a lot of kids at the table. That's a lot of vying for attention.

We had all sorts of, you know, we've had academics, we've had athletes, and I was trying to find my identity in the midst of all that, and I ended up the storyteller.

We had all sorts of, you know, we've had academics, we've had athletes, and I was trying to find my identity in the midst of all that, and I ended up the storyteller.