Most-Wanted TV; Walsh carries crime show into 16th year.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)

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Byline: Robert Stacy McCain, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The abandoned warehouse buzzes with activity as the director gives instructions to the lighting crew, and the cameraman zooms in on the star. A makeup artist adds a few final brush strokes to the famous face of the man in a black suit. "Quiet on the set," the director shouts, and then: "Action." It looks like show business, but it's really much more.

The crew and the star are not making a big-budget movie - they're fighting crime. John Walsh and the crew of "America's Most Wanted" are shooting segments for the Fox TV series at Washington's old Hostess bakery, chosen because the producers like the urban "mean streets" look of the century-old brick warehouse. Now in its 16th year, "AMW" has become a...