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What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?

So, after 18 years as Ravens head coach, Bisciotti fired Harbaugh over the phone?

Dear Steve Bisciotti: What are you going to do to fix the real broken “culture” of the Baltimore Ravens?

Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we’ve missed since Lamar was drafted

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Dear Steve Bisciotti: What are you going to do to fix the real broken "culture" of the Baltimore Ravens?

Closing the Loop, it’s hard to Tuck away the kick of karma and rub (and tug) of being wide wrong on John Harbaugh. Nestor Aparicio inks a personal letter #ColumnNes to the Baltimore Ravens owner with tough questions and harder answers about accountability, integrity, bullying and leadership moving forward as the search for the next head coach begins in Owings Mills.

Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we've missed since Lamar was drafted

Do you have your own "Dear Steve Bisciotti" list of questions? We do. And we will, as Luke Jones will be in The Castle on Tuesday afternoon as the Baltimore Ravens owner and general manager Eric DeCosta will address (some of) the local media and take some questions about the search for a new coach after the firing of John Harbaugh this week. Plenty of depth here about the culture of the building in Owings Mills and the future leadership of the football operation.

"The High Standards and Low Profile of Steve Bisciotti"

We know, we know. We've been coming in strong with legitimate, probing questions for billionaire NFL owner Steve Bisciotti in the aftermath of the firing of John Harbaugh this week. Want some shameful praise for him, instead? This a complete profile of the Baltimore Ravens owner as written by Nestor Aparicio in 2013 as Chapter 2 of "#PurpleReign2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story" that speaks to his glory! If you want to learn about Bisciotti's legend and history with picking a head coach, you'll want to read this...

Purple Reign 2: Chapter 1 "Meet the new boss, not the same as the old boss"

This is Chapter 1 of "Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story" written in Spring 2013 after the Ravens Super Bowl championship in New Orleans. It is a biography of who John Harbaugh was and why Steve Bisciotti hired him in 2008.

Dear John Harbaugh: I’ll let your words and "help" tell the story of my professional extermination as a Ravens media member

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh privately vowed to help Nestor Aparicio with his media credential bullying situation with Chad Steele in any way he could. Weeks later, Aparicio was exterminated. Harbaugh then told him he was unhappy about it but powerless because it wasn't his department in Owings Mills.

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Our 25 WNST Stories of Glory

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 8: The day we turned WNST back on and Shannon Sharpe made the Ravens a real franchise

WNST-AM 1570 was originally leased by Nestor Aparicio from May 1998 through October 1999 and he had to bid farewell on the airwaves before being syndicated by One On One Sports and Sporting News Radio out of Chicago to return back to the local airwaves in September 2000 the same weekend the Ravens caught fire as a franchise against the Jacksonville Jaguars. That team would win Super Bowl XXXV four months later in Tampa. It was a special time to be the first and only station on the dial doing sports radio in the Charm City.

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 14: The power of the Fu Five Flacco Fighters

Sometime around Halloween of the 2011 season, Joe Flacco and Dennis Pitta started growing Fu Manchus as a bit of an inside joke to annoy their wives. Nestor approached him after another Ravens victory and a thing happened around Baltimore. Admit it, you probably have a funny picture somewhere on your timeline. One more reason to love Joe Flacco.

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 5: When Super Bowl XXXV Ravens head coach Brian Billick became our partner

Back in 2008 when head coach Brian Billick departed from the Baltimore Ravens and wanted to remain in Maryland, he became our partner at WNST.net on behalf of the Living Classrooms Foundation. As a legacy AM radio station that has now made it a quarter of a century as an enduring and truth-telling multimedia outlet on the strength of our partnerships, relationships and the benevolence of special people who serve to lift the community, we’re indebted to Coach Billick for his time, wisdom and integrity. Brian Billick never had any problem telling it like it is – and never lost sight of how important the Baltimore fan base and community were in his success as the Ravens head coach but also as a leader in the city where he brought us a Super Bowl XXXV parade.

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Finding the courage to discuss and fight hatred in America

Antisemitism is on the rise all over the planet and it must addressed and discussed. Dr. Elliot King of Loyola University Maryland educates Nestor about the Cardin Lecture series theme for this fall and the visit from acclaimed author Dara Horn, whose controversial book title “People Love Dead Jews” has sparked open conversations, will speak on October 21st at McGuire Hall.

Serving young people in Carroll County for five decades

When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery comes to Greenmount Station in Hampstead, we’re always trying to serve the community in Carroll County with ways to pitch and Lisa Weaver and Anthony Santuago educated Nestor about the important work of the Carroll County Youth Services Bureau and the “Chocolate Ball” that serves as an important fundraiser each February.

Why not spend some quality time at The Y this summer?

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour of summer civic and community visits started us at The Y Swim Center in Randallstown for Juneteenth with John Hoey and Barry Williams educating Nestor about the modern world of community activities, fun and great health with The Y in Central Maryland all over the region. And the importance of partnerships with government and the local citizens that keep folks in every neighborhood moving and contributing to a better life in the land of pleasant living.

How social media has changed politics in America

Both with family roots in the heart of Essex, it was serendipity that Pizza John’s was the cheesesteak of choice as Senator J.B. Jennings and Nestor convened for the first time on the #TastyNes leg of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour with a lengthy chat about Bob Ehrlich, farmland in Maryland and the ways politics has changed here and keeping bipartisan lines of communication open in Annapolis and all over the state.

Ways to be supportive locally in fighting antisemitism globally

With the recent rise in horrific antisemitism and acts of violence, we seek peace, conversation and knowledge. Howard Libit of the Baltimore Jewish Council joins us to to discuss fighting antisemitism and ways folks can be supportive locally and globally.

Positively changing people’s attitudes about blindness

As “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl” moved to Kooper’s North, Jessica Normington of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland joined Nestor to open his eyes to the many needs of the blind community and how every citizen could help empower the incredible humans who inspire us all on the streets of Baltimore and beyond. And, Maurice, if you’re still out there…

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25 Years Later: A Festivus For The Rest Of Us

Stokley recalls winning big pot from teammates after breaking 2000 Ravens’ touchdown drought

Brandon Stokley talks 2000 Ravens and Super Bowl XXXV memories ahead of Super Bowl 50l in San Francisco.

Centering up with Mike Flynn on offense and running the football

The former Ravens center and Super Bowl XXXV champion comes home to talk family life after Broadway, 2001 parade memories and the future of Lamar Jackson and current offensive system.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts on “Bullies of Baltimore” documentary

Sunday night was an outstanding trip down memory lane with those special 2000 Ravens.

Dilfer discusses picking up the pieces after leaving Baltimore a Super Bowl champion QB

Five years after he wasn’t brought back after winning the Super Bowl in Tampa, the jettisoned Ravens’ champion sat with Nestor in Detroit on Radio Row to discuss the aftermath.

The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa

Before Ray Lewis entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton in 2018, Tony Siragusa took Nestor into the last century and what powered the greatest defense in the history of the game – even back in the days of Ted Marchibroda and 33rd Street.

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Maryland Crab Cake Tour

Why Restaurant Week in Maryland matters and how to dig in on the deliciousness

Marshall Weston of RAM tells Nestor that every restaurant can freely participate in Restaurant Week

Crab Cake Row: Christy Page gives history of The Children’s Home Catonsville and kids finding homes

Christy Page gives history of The Children’s Home Catonsville and kids finding homes and new, loving families at State Fare on “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” for The Maryland Food Bank.

The Dundalk home of Schock and rock

Our favorite Dundalk Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s talks songwriting and singing along with playing the drums in the most famous band of ladies of the ’80s at The Beaumont on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Spending money on education instead of sports franchises in Montgomery County

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich joins Nestor once again from MACo in Ocean City to discuss the value of of early childhood education and his lack of interest in building stadia or arenas for sports franchise billionaires on the west side of the Washington, D.C. beltway.

Dundalk and Pikesville music legend Calvin Statham returns with holiday love for his children

Calvin Statham entered the life of Nestor Aparicio in September 1979 as his 7th grade chorus teacher at Holabird Junior High School. The 83-year old legend and veteran of 58 incredible years of teaching children on both sides of Baltimore County returns to Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk about his love of children.

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Intelligent Conversations on WNST-AM 1570 This Week

What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?

While we’re all watching NFL playoff football, the Baltimore Ravens are on their first head coaching job search in 18 years. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the games on the field and the field of coaches that Steve Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta will be sifting through on video calls all week and the criteria and desires for job that is considered the best in the league.

So, after 18 years as Ravens head coach, Bisciotti fired Harbaugh over the phone?

As the news leaks out from Owings Mills and the fallout of the divorce of Steve Bisciotti and John Harbaugh becomes more clear – and even two national reporters had two wildly different stories about the roles of Lamar Jackson and Todd Monken – Luke Jones and Nestor assess the reality of the Baltimore Ravens’ needs as the owner emerges from the shadows and the former coach has become the hottest head coaching candidate in NFL history. Supply, and demands…

Dear Steve Bisciotti: What are you going to do to fix the real broken “culture” of the Baltimore Ravens?

Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we’ve missed since Lamar was drafted

Do you have your own “Dear Steve Bisciotti” list of questions? We do. And we will, as Luke Jones will be in The Castle on Tuesday afternoon as the Baltimore Ravens owner and general manager Eric DeCosta will address (some of) the local media and take some questions about the search for a new coach after the firing of John Harbaugh this week. Plenty of depth here about the culture of the building in Owings Mills and the future leadership of the football operation.

Bloom: Adding Alonso brings credibility and playoff push power for Orioles

Longtime MLB insider and baseball author Barry Bloom joins Nestor with an offseason primer with Nestor in discussing payrolls, 50 years of labor beefs and what the Orioles new ownership has done to wash away the ghost of Angelos by signing Pete Alonso to a big contract this winter restoring some hope in Baltimore. Now, about the pitching…

The changing games through the years and betting on the future

After the Ravens’ sudden elimination and the end of another season, we all need the comfort of old friends. It’s a bit of ‘Friends and Family’ week as Nestor welcomes longtime media cohort and two-decade WNST hockey insider Ed Frankovic back for a 2026 sports reset as Ovechkin remains on the ice, the Ravens search for a head coach and the Orioles try to get baseball fans like us back to Camden Yards. Oh, and “Why does Nestor deserve a press pass?”

The communication breakdown of John Harbaugh

It was 18 years of one message and that’s a long time for anyone, anywhere to be in charge of a billion dollar operation. Pikesville native and longtime Tampa sportswriter Joel Poiley joins Nestor in the aftermath of The Harbaugh Era to discuss changes in sports leadership over the years and the Ravens’ future in the hands of new blood.

Podcasts, Pearl Jam passion and the present tense with The Mayne Event

They met on the backstretch at Pimlico three decades ago and The Mayne Event always returns and never disappoints for sports, comedy, charity and why Eddie Vedder shouldn’t trust Nestor. Longtime ESPNer Kenny Mayne checks in for another round of tales of wiffle ball with Ken Griffey, podcasts with the other Manning and still being pissed off about the Sonics (and Pilots) departure from Seattle.

Running back Tampa 25 years later with Ravens RB coach Matt Simon

These milestones continue to add up as the 25th anniversary of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV win is coming later this month and Nestor is catching up with many of the Purple Reign legacies about life – on and off the field – as we celebrate the night we all felt the civic pride of that first miracle in Tampa. Reflections here with the man who coached Jamal Lewis, Priest Holmes, Sam Gash and Femi Ayanbadejo a quarter of a century ago.

The Ravens weren’t good enough on the field

Firing the head coach and changing leadership will certainly create an interesting offseason in Owings Mills. No one covers the Xs and Os of the NFL like Mike Tanier of Too Deep Zone. The one-time geometry teacher of Joe Flacco joins Nestor to discuss the depth and salary cap numbers of the Baltimore Ravens roster and the structural changes Eric DeCosta will need even after Steve Bisciotti finds a new captain to lead Lamar Jackson.

Picking the “next Hall of Fame coach” becomes front and center for re-emerging Bisciotti

The Baltimore Ravens and owner Steve Bisciotti are not lacking qualified candidates to be the next coach in Owings Mills. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the wide array of options he and Eric DeCosta will have in a rare opportunity for the brain trust to drain the brains of the brightest coaches and coordinators in the NFL in the coming weeks to gather valuable information.

Have the Orioles improved enough this offseason?

As the Birdland Caravan heats up and the Ravens keep the purple drama in the news, we quietly await baseball season and spring training with a long catch-up with our longtime Orioles historian Allen McCallum, who joins Nestor to discuss the offseason acquisitions of Mike Elias, the improvement of Pete Alonso and the pitching that Craig Albernaz will need to compete in a stacked AL East.

The sudden end and aftermath of the Bisciotti Harbaugh divorce in Owings Mills

It all happened so suddenly on Tuesday that we needed some time to fully digest the first coaching change since Luke Jones joined our Baltimore Ravens beat in 2009. He joins Nestor to discuss all of the Owings Mills drama in the John Harbaugh firing fallout and who owner Steve Bisciotti will hire as next the head coach of the franchise.

Been a long week (and season) to be a Ravens fan

A bad beat. In Pittsburgh. And a new head coach after 18 years followed this recap of a long, battered season for Baltimore Ravens fans as well as the team. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the bitter end of a dreadful Ravens season at The Confluence and all of the change ahead.

Going for the Keno gold

With lots of New Year promotions in place, plus some words of wisdom about postseason NFL sports wagering, Maryland Lottery Executive Director John Martin returns to kick off 2026 with some big winners and fun chances to get in on the game.

John Harbaugh didn’t just lose Ravens locker room, he lost the city of Baltimore

There is about to be a culture change in Owings Mills. Or is there? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the firing of John Harbaugh and what Steve Bisciotti will do next for a head coach and a leader and face of the franchise. What this means for the Baltimore Ravens.

“The High Standards and Low Profile of Steve Bisciotti”

We know, we know. We’ve been coming in strong with legitimate, probing questions for billionaire NFL owner Steve Bisciotti in the aftermath of the firing of John Harbaugh this week. Want some shameful praise for him, instead? This a complete profile of the Baltimore Ravens owner as written by Nestor Aparicio in 2013 as Chapter 2 of “#PurpleReign2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story” that speaks to his glory! If you want to learn about Bisciotti’s legend and history with picking a head coach, you’ll want to read this…

Luke Jones and Nestor react to the firing of John Harbaugh and words of Steve Bisciotti for Ravens fans

On Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fired John Harbaugh. Luke Jones and Nestor gathered immediately to react to a surreal afternoon in Owings Mills.

Purple Reign 2: Chapter 1 “Meet the new boss, not the same as the old boss”

This is Chapter 1 of “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story” written in Spring 2013 after the Ravens Super Bowl championship in New Orleans. It is a biography of who John Harbaugh was and why Steve Bisciotti hired him in 2008.

Dear John Harbaugh: I’ll let your words and “help” tell the story of my professional extermination as a Ravens media member

Dear Steve Bisciotti: Ask Chad Steele what he thinks I said about Sage so I can tell Ravens fans why I was really exterminated

“What did do you do wrong, Nestor?” “Why would the Ravens throw you out?” “Why are you the only one in the local media whom they’ve thrown out?” “Why have they treated you this way?” “WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG!?!” I am fed up with these questions from Baltimore sports fans so I wrote to the owner because these questions are his to answer. Letters to John Harbaugh and Eric DeCosta are also coming soon.

The under performance across Ravens roster needs to be answered by DeCosta

The final record was 8-9 and sometimes it didn’t even look that good, especially the lousy defense against varsity quarterbacks. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the overall subpar play of the 2025 Baltimore Ravens players and the accountability of general manager Eric DeCosta for the roster and many weaknesses that were exposed during a long NFL season.

Where is Steve Bisciotti hiding and when will he appear?

With the miserable exit of the Baltimore Ravens season on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, this is the week the franchise will address any major changes in leadership, coaching and a stated direction for the fan base (if they care about such things). Other NFL owners are speaking with local media around the league. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason mess left behind from a wildly disappointing season and the clear need for owner Steve Bisciotti to come forward after eight years of neglecting to answer questions about his $5 billion franchise.

Out of Loop of playoff football, Harbaugh and Ravens will endure a cruel offseason of change

The end of the season came with a thud in Pittsburgh as rookie kicker Tyler Loop’s 44-yard field goal sailed wide right and the Baltimore Ravens now move into an 8-9 season with a myriad of questions about the future of leadership. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the 26-24 loss to the Steelers and what comes next for John Harbaugh, Steve Biscotti and an organization that disappointed the NFL world in 2025.

Frederick teachers get schooled on cashing in on the Power of a Holiday Bonus

It’s not often that 14 winners surprise the folks at the Maryland Lottery with such a fun holiday tale of pooling and Powerballing their way to a $50,000 pay day on the recent $1.8 billion jackpot. Seth Elkin of Maryland Lottery talks winning and spirited group of Frederick teachers getting schooled on cashing in for the New Year.

Writing the book on the most powerful position in sports

With his book on the evolution and the biography of great quarterbacks now a best-seller, it was perfect time to visit with author Seth Wickersham of ESPN, who joins Nestor to discuss what creates and powers the modern position toward success – and failure. Always a great chat with one of America’s great sportswriters.

Leibovich: On the swamp and racket of The Big Game and bad government

“It’s the best book ever written about the modern National Football League,” so says Nestor about Big Game. And that’s why we love having its author Mark Leibovich back on when his New England Patriots proudly return to Baltimore for some playoff knockout style football. Now with The Atlantic, the longtime political insider for The New York Times is also heavily immersed in Trumplandia and weighs in on the ongoing Epstein saga and the usual D.C. shenanigans.

Luke Jones

What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?

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So, after 18 years as Ravens head coach, Bisciotti fired Harbaugh over the phone?

Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we’ve missed since Lamar was drafted

Picking the “next Hall of Fame coach” becomes front and center for re-emerging Bisciotti

The sudden end and aftermath of the Bisciotti Harbaugh divorce in Owings Mills

Ravens smart to cast wide net in finding new head coach

Ex-Baltimore assistant Anthony Weaver is just one of the early names requested to interview for John Harbaugh’s old job.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts following firing of longtime head coach John Harbaugh

Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings after Baltimore’s franchise-altering decision on Tuesday.

John Harbaugh didn’t just lose Ravens locker room, he lost the city of Baltimore

Luke Jones and Nestor react to the firing of John Harbaugh and words of Steve Bisciotti for Ravens fans

On Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fired John Harbaugh. Luke Jones and Nestor gathered immediately to react to a surreal afternoon in Owings Mills.

Sports with Luke Jones

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What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?

So, after 18 years as Ravens head coach, Bisciotti fired Harbaugh over the phone?

What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?

So, after 18 years as Ravens head coach, Bisciotti fired Harbaugh over the phone?

Dear Steve Bisciotti: What are you going to do to fix the real broken “culture” of the Baltimore Ravens?

Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we’ve missed since Lamar was drafted

Bloom: Adding Alonso brings credibility and playoff push power for Orioles

The changing games through the years and betting on the future

The communication breakdown of John Harbaugh

Podcasts, Pearl Jam passion and the present tense with The Mayne Event

Bloom: Adding Alonso brings credibility and playoff push power for Orioles

The changing games through the years and betting on the future

The communication breakdown of John Harbaugh

Podcasts, Pearl Jam passion and the present tense with The Mayne Event

Running back Tampa 25 years later with Ravens RB coach Matt Simon

The Ravens weren't good enough on the field

Picking the "next Hall of Fame coach" becomes front and center for re-emerging Bisciotti

Have the Orioles improved enough this offseason?

The sudden end and aftermath of the Bisciotti Harbaugh divorce in Owings Mills

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What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?

Dear Steve Bisciotti: What are you going to do to fix the real broken “culture” of the Baltimore Ravens?

Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we’ve missed since Lamar was drafted

Bloom: Adding Alonso brings credibility and playoff push power for Orioles

The changing games through the years and betting on the future

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Remember That Time

Flacco talks about the mental recovery from a major injury

After the Super Bowl MVP limped off the field in 2015, we talked about the long road to getting back on the field and trying to be better than ever.

Celebrities

1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour: Day 6 A Hawaiian crab cake on the shores of National Harbor with Congresswoman Donna Edwards

On Day 6 of the 1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour in August 2021, Congresswoman Donna Edwards joins Nestor at Crab Cake Cafe at beautiful National Harbor.

Business

Chewing on the magic of Orioles baseball

Our Chief Cannabis Information Officer Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness talks about a whole new world of chews at Far & Dotter and hears Nestor’s tales of the magic of Orioles baseball from seats behind the Yankees dugout. It’s a fun summer to be an Orioles fan in Baltimore.

Celebrities

Terry Bradshaw tells Nestor the “nekkid truth” about his celebrity travels

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw discussed acting with Nestor ahead of Super Bowl LII in Minnesota.

Arts and Entertainment

Let’s talk facts about Orioles and the MSA Memorandum of Understanding

Former Maryland Stadium Authority chairman Tom Kelso returns to answer more of Nestor’s very serious questions about the Baltimore Orioles lease, the “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) and what happens to Steve Bisciotti and the Ravens if Governor Wes Moore promises all of The Warehouse and Camden Yards land and power to the Angelos family.

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Wendy Bronfein

Elevating community and local businesses to support important local fundraising with Curio Wellness

Our friends at Curio Wellness put us on the road for our 27th Anniversary #TastyNes tour featuring the best places to eat locally but as Chief Brand Officer Wendy Bronfein tells Nestor, the folks who bring you Far & Dotter storefronts in Timonium and Pikesville have also been bringing education and support to local groups and events as well. During this fall fundraising season, it’s nights like Maritime Magic for Living Classrooms Foundation and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Gala that power our city for education and entertainment that make downtown vibrant.

Dr. Anthony Jenkins

Volleying with Coppin fun and sports into the new year

It’s always fun to welcome our Coppin State sports marketing pal Ruffin Bell back on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, especially when there are MEAC championships on the court and a big visit from Dawn Staley and South Carolina Gamecocks coming to West Baltimore on January 18th. Hey Coppin!

John Martin

Going for the Keno gold

Bill Cole

Are you ready for artificial intelligence to rock your world?

After taking a few rides in Phoenix in a driverless car, Nestor came home with AI on the brain and has been working feverishly behind the scenes to get more intelligent about the future of technology. Bill Cole and Todd Schuler join Nestor at Pizza John’s on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a real conversation about artificial intelligence and real youth sports parenting.

Leonard Raskin

Been a long week (and season) to be a Ravens fan

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Reading The Book On It

The sacrifice of Colin Kaepernick in the fight for social justice in the modern NFL

Baltimore author Mike Freeman discusses life as a Mt. St. Joe student and lifer NFL writer. His new book “Football’s Fearless Activists” chronicles The Knee, the words of Donald Trump and the machine of the National Football League.

If you’ve ever said “I Hate Politics” this podcast is for you…

UMBC Political Science professor Sunil Dasgupta and Nestor cross paths every summer at the Maryland Counties Conference in Ocean City. Finally, they share a Maryland Crab Cake Tour chat at State Fare in Catonsville discussing why his podcast is called “I Hate Politics.”

Chronicling the long, ugly trail for black quarterbacks in NFL

Local author and longtime Baltimore sportswriter John Eisenberg tells Nestor the long, ugly trail for black quarterbacks in the NFL chronicled in his new book, “Rocket Men,” at Pappas in Parkville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Watching Lamar throw and run toward quarterback history

As the Baltimore Ravens take the field with Lamar Jackson at the helm for another season in the NFL, our local football historian and author John Eisenberg delivers his book on the history of black quarterbacks and some incredible truths and facts in “Rocket Men: The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football.”

Sex, Christmas, crabs and the Baltimore accent with the legendary John Waters

We always wanted to have Baltimore’s most famous worldwide export on the show but were afraid to ask. In advance of his “A John Waters Christmas: Let’s Blow It Up!” at Baltimore SoundStage on December 21st, the Pope Of Trash comes home to Nestor to dish on holiday etiquette and why he loves soft shell crabs and still being on stage with an audience.

Reading the Book

The communication breakdown of John Harbaugh

It was 18 years of one message and that's a long time for anyone, anywhere to be in charge of a billion dollar operation. Pikesville native and longtime Tampa sportswriter Joel Poiley joins Nestor in the aftermath of The Harbaugh…

Podcasts, Pearl Jam passion and the present tense with The Mayne Event

They met on the backstretch at Pimlico three decades ago and The Mayne Event always returns and never disappoints for sports, comedy, charity and why Eddie Vedder shouldn't trust Nestor. Longtime ESPNer Kenny Mayne checks in for another round of…

Dear Steve Bisciotti: Ask Chad Steele what he thinks I said about Sage so I can tell Ravens fans why I was really exterminated

Writing the book on the most powerful position in sports

Leibovich: On the swamp and racket of The Big Game and bad government

"It's the best book ever written about the modern National Football League," so says Nestor about Big Game. And that's why we love having its author Mark Leibovich back on when his New England Patriots proudly return to Baltimore for…

Watch "No One Listens; Everyone Hears" – The Media Story of Nestor Aparicio, WNST and Baltimore Positive

Part biography, part civic documentary, this film uncovers the uncompromising journey of Nestor Aparicio—journalist, truth-teller, and founder of Baltimore Positive. Through battles with institutions, personal setbacks, and a stubborn commitment to his hometown, “No One Listens; Everyone Hears” shows what…

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#AlmostFamousNes (Music Classic)

Giving Holabird and Pikesville love to the great Calvin Statham

It took Nestor nearly 31 years to drag his Holabird Junior High music teacher and production leader of the 1982 spring presentation of “My Fair Lady” at Dundalk Middle School onto his show. A beautiful afternoon and discussion with a man who traveled the gospel world and brought joy and the magic of music to thousands of children in Baltimore. The King of Dundalk music Calvin Statham tells Nestor how their paths crossed back in 1979 on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Tasting Room at Drug City.

The Dundalk home of Schock and rock

Is Nils Lofgren the offensive coordinator of the E Street Band?

Longtime Bruce Springsteen zealot Nestor Aparicio of WNST.net continues his chat with the great Marylander Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band.

Coming clean with Tommy Conwell and still rumbling in Philly

Rocker Tommy Conwell rumbles in from Philadelphia with tales of music, life, kids and the adult life after Hammerjacks and “I’m Not Your Man.”

Nils Lofgren comes home to Maryland and talks Springsteen and legacy of The River

Nestor has maintained a relationship for more than three decades with the legendary Grin local artist and E Street Hall of Famer. These chats with the great Nils Lofgren about life with Bruce Springsteen are always extraordinary and colorful. This was in February 2016.

Music Classic

Watch "No One Listens; Everyone Hears" – The Media Story of Nestor Aparicio, WNST and Baltimore Positive

Gordy pushes the beat to another Grammy nomination

Two-time Grammy Award winning percussionist and Marylander M.B. Gordy returns from Los Angeles to tell Nestor about the beat of his latest – and fourth – Grammy nomination with "Seven Seasons" in the Classical Compendium category.

The heart of the holiday matter in Dundalk with John Allen of Stone Horses

The Dundalk boys reunite at the bar at Costas Inn for a little rocking around the Christmas tree catch up as John Allen of Stone Horses joins lifer pal Nestor to spread some holiday cheer and music memories from the…

When the music of Love Riot returns to fill your soul

The word is out that the reunion is on for the local 1990s band, Love Riot, and Lisa Mathews and "Young" Ron Campbell join Nestor at Koco's Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to tell him how and why…

Back in the Hammerjacks groove with Ace Frehley of KISS in 1990

The legendary guitarist reflected on Kiss's merchandising over-commercialization and his past substance abuse issues. Frehley expressed his openness to a Kiss reunion if given equal production control. The band would reunite five years later for a world tour.

Riding the Yacht Rock Revue waves of ultimate tribute success

Yacht Rock isn't just a music category of modern documentary making, it's a spirited way of life for Nick Niespodziani, founding member of Yacht Rock Revue who tells early adopter and sailor hat cruise fan Nestor about the real history…

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The EST of WWE gets serious on women in the squared circle and helping Special Olympics

She is the toast of the WWE after winning the Royal Rumble and with her sights set on Wrestlemania 37, Biana Belair joins us to talk about the rigors of the ring and the benefits of helping others.

Discussing civility and the importance of independent journalism with Senator Ben Cardin

Senator Ben Cardin joins Nestor at MACo in Ocean City to discuss the emotional impact of the Key Bridge collapse and importance of small businesses in America. His political legacy as he departs Congress and the need for civility and importance of independent journalism in maintaining a healthy democracy were also on the Weis conversation menu from the beach.

The only sports logo and fashion voice we trust explores the history and rush of colors and jerseys and gimmicks

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said: “We cheer for the clothes!” And he wasn’t wrong. Sports artist and visual historian Todd Radom returns as Nestor’s king of the fashion police and logos to discuss modern sports jerseys and the Baltimore Ravens’ Color Rush purple helmets with the angry KISS bird that fell short.

The Final Show for The Mayne Event?

With his departure from the Worldwide Leader imminent and very public, ESPN legend Kenny Mayne joins Nestor al fresco for their annual Preakness chat with a twist of careers, resumes, fates, Bob Baffert cheating and comedy. That’s what he does…

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The time that Jon Ogden co-hosted Orioles Opening Day from Camden Pub

Back in the 1990s, live radio would pack ’em in and football and baseball conversations would weave together. The future Hall of Famer was wearing an “It’s a D.C. Thang” T-shirt. His hometown and the Nation’s Capital didn’t even have a team back then…

Was that really Nestor in legendary ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ at Capital Centre?

Every special Capital Centre memory of music and sports and childhood wonderment told by Nestor to retrospective author Kevin Leonard at Costas Inn in Dundalk on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Mark Bryan of Hootie and The Blowfish talks love of Maryland based sports with Nestor in April 1997

In April 1997, Mark Bryan from Hootie and the Blowfish joined Nestor Aparicio on his radio show to discuss their love for baseball and the Orioles. Mark, a Maryland native, shared his fond memories of attending Orioles games with his family and the band’s connection to sports, including their LP “Fairweather Johnson.”

Purple Reign 2: Chapter 10 “The sad loss of a great work of Art”

This is Chapter 10 of “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story.” Author and radio host and entrepreneur Nestor Aparicio is releasing it chapter by chapter daily to get #RavensFlock ready for NFL season. Hear Art Modell tell his life story here.

John Steadman talks about history of Super Bowl

He was there for every one of them until his death in January 2001. Nestor asked his mentor all about The Big Game on Radio Row at San Diego Super Bowl XXXII in 1998.

How lucky in life: Facts and non fiction with Deadspin founder Will Leitch

Author Will Leitch tells Nestor how lucky he is to be writing fiction writings while still loving sports and promoting his new book

Finally unearthing my 1990 late night KISStory dinner chat with Paul Stanley as “End Of The Road” KISS goodbye comes to Baltimore

Nestor Aparicio wanted the best and he got the best! As a kid who worshiped all things KISS in the 1970s musical coming of age, he interviewed Paul Stanley twice as a music critic – once at The News American as a 16-year old in 1985 and again in a late-night, by-invite personal sit down with the legendary leader of

Hines Ward says Ravens-Steelers rivalry is only thing he misses from playing days

When folks ask Nestor Aparicio, “What is your favorite interview ever?” this one is high on the list. The former Pittsburgh wide receiver (who inconceivably isn’t in the Pro Football Hall of Fame) talked with Nestor and Luke Jones on Radio Row in Arizona ahead of Super Bowl XLIX. This one was fun! A perfect prelude to any Steelers-Ravens game…

Marvin Lewis: The frustration of chasing Lamar Jackson

Marvin Lewis joins Nestor to discuss frustration in trying to stop Lamar Jackson and Ravens

That time I asked Phil Niekro about throwing a knuckleball

Back when Nestor Aparicio was nationally syndicated on Sporting News Radio a the turn of the century, he had a chance to talk pitching and catching with the late Hall of Famer.

Our Ray of light and king of WNST Baltimore sports production returns to discuss 25 years of #AwesomeNes

Our longtime producer Ray Bachman takes a break from his Trivia Night tour in Anne Arundel County to talk 25 years of fun WNST memories with Nestor at Pappas Restaurant in Glen Burnie on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 16 – The epic Pittsburgh Purple Pep Rallies and Parties

Nestor remembers the Pittsburgh hotel manager howling when the Baltimore AM sports radio wackjob guy told her he was gonna bring a thousand people in purple to her fancy corporate wedding ballroom for four hours to drink beer and prepare to eliminate the Steelers from the AFC Championship Game. The game didn’t go well in 2009 or 2011 but we

Let Jim Harbaugh tell you why he got into coaching

The relationship of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh and Nestor pre-dates the arrival his big brother John as the leader of the Baltimore Ravens. Back in 2004, when executive producer Ray Bachman was looking to surprise Nestor with a radio call-in for an anniversary show, he found Captain Comeback to come back to WNST for a spirited chat

Schaech still doing that acting thing he does in new series “Blue Ridge” and waiting for Orioles and Ravens parades

Our actor pal and Edgewood native Johnathon Schaech tells Nestor about his new TV series Blue Ridge and talks Ravens fan pain, Orioles gain and how three decades later the power of Tom Hanks and “That Thing You Do” still does it for folks who love great movies.

Getting 1% better every day to be a Ironman champion

Special Olympian Chris Nikic is the first Down Syndrome athlete to complete an Ironman triathlon. Our virtual Radio Row coverage still find champions everywhere as he and his dad Nick join us to discuss his next race.

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