Can Orlando Brown really “force” a trade during this winter of discontent?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the wants of Orlando Brown and the needs of the Baltimore Ravens. Is this the NBA?
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Elias talks 2020 first-round pick Kjerstad’s health, Orioles’ spring training invitees
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The Baltimore general manager said Heston Kjerstad continues recovering from an episode of myocarditis, is “doing really well,” and will be late reporting to spring training.
Show us (where) the money (goes)…
Baltimore Positive
New Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry tells us what he inherited in his new seat at City Hall and how our city can cut waste and run more efficiently.
Telling the story of Jackie Robinson a century later through the eyes of a dozen authors
Baltimore Positive
Civil rights historian Michael Long has compiled these essays of Jackie Robinson, a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. Great stuff on his relationship with Richard Nixon in this one.
The North and South and media in America
Baltimore Positive
Veteran journalist Tom Linthicum tells us his story of five decades in journalism and what it’s like to come to Baltimore after being in Georgia in the 1960s.
Orioles agree to two-year extension on stadium lease as long-term talks continue
Baltimore Positive
The lease for Oriole Park at Camden Yards now extends through the end of 2023 with the club holding the right to exercise a one-time, five-year extension by Feb. 1, 2023.
Getting 1% better every day to be a Ironman champion
Baltimore Positive
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.
Orioles to host limited number of fans for spring training games
Baltimore Positive
Policies for regular season games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards are still being determined and will be announced at a later date.
Glassman wades through reality of science vs. science fiction in Bel Air
Baltimore Positive
Harford County Executive Barry Glassman discusses the work in preparing vaccines, getting back to school and his political future as pressure mounts on Andy Harris in District 1.
Talking South Baltimore on the rise with new Councilwoman Porter
Baltimore Positive
Want some hope for the future of the 10th District of Baltimore City? We found it with the newest council member Phylicia Porter, who found some common corners with Don Mohler in Edmondson Village and parts south.
The Baltimore Rat Pack attacks the future of our city
Baltimore Positive
“Better to have a few rats than to be one,” wrote Baltimore Sun voice Peter Jensen, when our city was being attacked by the President of The United States. Now that Joe Biden has taken the wheel, we discuss Charm City rodents, the future of journalism and every challenge of the virus and vaccine.
The EST of WWE gets serious on women in the squared circle and helping Special Olympics
Baltimore Positive
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.
The Weinberg Foundation: Fighting poverty with billions more than just a name on a wall
Baltimore Positive
You’ve seen the ubiquitous “made possible by a grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation” written on buildings all over Baltimore. Now, learn the story of who they were and how a billion dollars left back in 1990 has benefited our city and will into perpetuity.
Matt Birk comes back to Baltimore to discuss how to win a Super Bowl – and have some fun
Baltimore Positive
From wintry Minnesota, Super Bowl XLXII champion center Matt Birk returns to discuss how eight kids keeps you busy enough to lose weight after playing football for two decades.
Making sense of the game of Gamestop and Robin Hood
Baltimore Positive
Our resident financial expert and insider Leonard Raskin brings some clarity to what happened on Wall Street – and how to move forward.
It is almost time to harvest and eat the local 17-year cicadas
Baltimore Positive
Todd Schuler and Nestor began with a Super Bowl conversation but it inevitably wound up coming back to food and tailgate menus. A crawfish and crab debate led down the ugly path of cicada recipes…
Luke Broadwater: Trapped inside The Capitol and then investigating how it happened for the New York Times
Baltimore Positive
Anyone from Baltimore is familiar with his work over the years. Luke Broadwater joins us from inside the U.S. Capitol to discuss the last few weeks of reporting on the insurrection from the inside.
Is it all about adding a wide receiver for Ravens?
Baltimore Positive
Brian Lease and Nestor discuss the offseason plans of Eric DeCosta for Ravens and how upgrading the passing game will be costly – one way or another.
Covering Annapolis and General Assembly from the couch just isn’t the same
Baltimore Positive
We assemble an All-Star team of top State House journalists from Annapolis to discuss the “via Zoom” 2021 General Assembly. And some bold predictions on Kirwan and the other side of the vaccine…
What is future of Baltimore and Washington baseball living together in ugly MASN deal?
Baltimore Positive
Longtime baseball executive Marty Conway joins Nestor for a a deep dive on the future of MASN and Orioles and Nats in the aftermath of many familiar faces being axed at the once-wealthy television network. Cutting the cord on the fiction…
Towson announces 2021 fall football schedule
Baltimore Positive
The slate of 2021 games includes the next chapter of the Battle for Greater Baltimore with Morgan State.
Reliving past glories – but looking toward the future of Ravens
Baltimore Positive
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look back at the Ravens twenty years ago and discuss how its lessons lead to the future of the franchise.
Ravens make four additions to coaching staff
Baltimore Positive
Among John Harbaugh’s hires was new assistant defensive line coach Jason Brooks, the son of the late Clarence Brooks.
Super Bowl champion Demarcus Ware is driven to win your fitness passion
Baltimore Positive
Five years after winning the big game with the Denver Broncos, the longtime quarterback conqueror joins Nestor to discuss his mobile app and fitness platform.
We’ve won twice: Which Ravens Super Bowl win was your favorite?
Baltimore Positive
It’s almost like choosing children. Super Bowl XXXV was the first time but was it better than Super Bowl XLVII? Bill Cole and Nestor try to put the last two decades and parades into perspective.
The real center of attention in the Tampa Bay offense
Baltimore Positive
Former Tampa Bay Bucaneers center Randy Grimes loves the nastiness of current Ryan Jensen and Bucs offense as Tom Brady is running out of fingers for more Super Bowl rings.
Ravens fans will offer no support for Brady in any uniform
Baltimore Positive
Ravens super fan Brian Lease says the purple fanbase won’t be warming up to Tom Brady in Tampa on Sunday.
How do you bet against Tom Brady in a Super Bowl?
Baltimore Positive
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Akbar Gbajabiamila has witnessed the Ninja skills of Tom Brady
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American Ninja Warrior host Akbar Gbajabiamila joins Nestor to discuss chasing Tom Brady and how to improve better navigate your credit score.
How does a winning sports team power a city like Kansas City?
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Let longtime Kansas City Area Development Council head Tim Cowden tell you his city has grown and benefited from the success of the Royals – and now the Super Bowl champion Chiefs – in the friendly heart of the midwest.
How efficient is the Ravens offense with Lamar? Let an expert tell you…
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Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders talks Lamar and Ravens future with Luke and Nestor from the “virtual” Radio Row at Super Bowl LV.
Jack Del Rio comes back to Baltimore to celebrate twenty years of football since Super Bowl XXXV
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Now down the road with the Washington Football Team, Jack Del Rio comes back to Baltimore to discuss the power and legend of what Ray Lewis and the early teams built in Owings Mills.
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Baltimore Positive
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the relative quiet of this Super Bowl week in Tampa and the possibilities of the years ahead for the Ravens franchise.
How does Tom Brady keep doing this?
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Author Gary Myers joins Nestor to discuss how Tom Brady keeps doing this
What did you do to get that first ticket to Super Bowl XXXV paradise?
Baltimore Positive
Sit back and let our pal Leonard Raskin tell you the story of how he wound up in a car headed south to Tampa 20 years ago this week. We all have a Super Bowl XXXV story…
Memories of 20 years ago in Tampa come flooding back and what it all means?
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the significance of the mojo of the Ravens in Baltimore to lift the city and region on the 20th Anniversary of a Tampa miracle and parade that brought us together.
Before his Falcons gig, Mike Smith says Super Bowl XXXV magic paved the way
Baltimore Positive
Former defensive assistant Mike Smith comes back to Baltimore 20 years later to discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV win in Tampa while he was more under the radar.
Coach Billick remembers the path to Super Bowl XXXV
Baltimore Positive
Our partner on behalf of the Living Classrooms Foundation Brian Billick comes home to Baltimore to tell some tales from the magic of Festivus Maximus and making Art Modell proud.
Chris Redman and Brandon Stokley discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV and being young with Nestor 20 years later
Baltimore Positive
What ever happened to that football that Stokley caught over Jason Sehorn in Tampa? Well, watch and find out…
Let Marvin Lewis tell the tale of the greatest defense in NFL history 20 years later
Baltimore Positive
Telling the story of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens never gets old. Defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis joined Nestor from Arizona State to recap some of the old purple magic and how it changes your life.
Can Orlando Brown really “force” a trade during this winter of discontent?
Baltimore Positive
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the wants of Orlando Brown and the needs of the Baltimore Ravens. Is this the NBA?
Elias talks 2020 first-round pick Kjerstad’s health, Orioles’ spring training invitees
Baltimore Positive
The Baltimore general manager said Heston Kjerstad continues recovering from an episode of myocarditis, is “doing really well,” and will be late reporting to spring training.
Show us (where) the money (goes)…
Baltimore Positive
New Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry tells us what he inherited in his new seat at City Hall and how our city can cut waste and run more efficiently.
Telling the story of Jackie Robinson a century later through the eyes of a dozen authors
Baltimore Positive
Civil rights historian Michael Long has compiled these essays of Jackie Robinson, a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him. Great stuff on his relationship with Richard Nixon in this one.
The North and South and media in America
Baltimore Positive
Veteran journalist Tom Linthicum tells us his story of five decades in journalism and what it’s like to come to Baltimore after being in Georgia in the 1960s.
Orioles agree to two-year extension on stadium lease as long-term talks continue
Baltimore Positive
The lease for Oriole Park at Camden Yards now extends through the end of 2023 with the club holding the right to exercise a one-time, five-year extension by Feb. 1, 2023.
Getting 1% better every day to be a Ironman champion
Baltimore Positive
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.
Orioles to host limited number of fans for spring training games
Baltimore Positive
Policies for regular season games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards are still being determined and will be announced at a later date.
Glassman wades through reality of science vs. science fiction in Bel Air
Baltimore Positive
Harford County Executive Barry Glassman discusses the work in preparing vaccines, getting back to school and his political future as pressure mounts on Andy Harris in District 1.
Talking South Baltimore on the rise with new Councilwoman Porter
Baltimore Positive
Want some hope for the future of the 10th District of Baltimore City? We found it with the newest council member Phylicia Porter, who found some common corners with Don Mohler in Edmondson Village and parts south.
The Baltimore Rat Pack attacks the future of our city
Baltimore Positive
“Better to have a few rats than to be one,” wrote Baltimore Sun voice Peter Jensen, when our city was being attacked by the President of The United States. Now that Joe Biden has taken the wheel, we discuss Charm City rodents, the future of journalism and every challenge of the virus and vaccine.
The EST of WWE gets serious on women in the squared circle and helping Special Olympics
Baltimore Positive
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.
The Weinberg Foundation: Fighting poverty with billions more than just a name on a wall
Baltimore Positive
You’ve seen the ubiquitous “made possible by a grant from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation” written on buildings all over Baltimore. Now, learn the story of who they were and how a billion dollars left back in 1990 has benefited our city and will into perpetuity.
Matt Birk comes back to Baltimore to discuss how to win a Super Bowl – and have some fun
Baltimore Positive
From wintry Minnesota, Super Bowl XLXII champion center Matt Birk returns to discuss how eight kids keeps you busy enough to lose weight after playing football for two decades.
Making sense of the game of Gamestop and Robin Hood
Baltimore Positive
Our resident financial expert and insider Leonard Raskin brings some clarity to what happened on Wall Street – and how to move forward.
It is almost time to harvest and eat the local 17-year cicadas
Baltimore Positive
Todd Schuler and Nestor began with a Super Bowl conversation but it inevitably wound up coming back to food and tailgate menus. A crawfish and crab debate led down the ugly path of cicada recipes…
Luke Broadwater: Trapped inside The Capitol and then investigating how it happened for the New York Times
Baltimore Positive
Anyone from Baltimore is familiar with his work over the years. Luke Broadwater joins us from inside the U.S. Capitol to discuss the last few weeks of reporting on the insurrection from the inside.
Is it all about adding a wide receiver for Ravens?
Baltimore Positive
Brian Lease and Nestor discuss the offseason plans of Eric DeCosta for Ravens and how upgrading the passing game will be costly – one way or another.
Covering Annapolis and General Assembly from the couch just isn’t the same
Baltimore Positive
We assemble an All-Star team of top State House journalists from Annapolis to discuss the “via Zoom” 2021 General Assembly. And some bold predictions on Kirwan and the other side of the vaccine…
What is future of Baltimore and Washington baseball living together in ugly MASN deal?
Baltimore Positive
Longtime baseball executive Marty Conway joins Nestor for a a deep dive on the future of MASN and Orioles and Nats in the aftermath of many familiar faces being axed at the once-wealthy television network. Cutting the cord on the fiction…
Towson announces 2021 fall football schedule
Baltimore Positive
The slate of 2021 games includes the next chapter of the Battle for Greater Baltimore with Morgan State.
Reliving past glories – but looking toward the future of Ravens
Baltimore Positive
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look back at the Ravens twenty years ago and discuss how its lessons lead to the future of the franchise.
Ravens make four additions to coaching staff
Baltimore Positive
Among John Harbaugh’s hires was new assistant defensive line coach Jason Brooks, the son of the late Clarence Brooks.
Super Bowl champion Demarcus Ware is driven to win your fitness passion
Baltimore Positive
Five years after winning the big game with the Denver Broncos, the longtime quarterback conqueror joins Nestor to discuss his mobile app and fitness platform.
We’ve won twice: Which Ravens Super Bowl win was your favorite?
Baltimore Positive
It’s almost like choosing children. Super Bowl XXXV was the first time but was it better than Super Bowl XLVII? Bill Cole and Nestor try to put the last two decades and parades into perspective.
The real center of attention in the Tampa Bay offense
Baltimore Positive
Former Tampa Bay Bucaneers center Randy Grimes loves the nastiness of current Ryan Jensen and Bucs offense as Tom Brady is running out of fingers for more Super Bowl rings.
Ravens fans will offer no support for Brady in any uniform
Baltimore Positive
Ravens super fan Brian Lease says the purple fanbase won’t be warming up to Tom Brady in Tampa on Sunday.
How do you bet against Tom Brady in a Super Bowl?
Baltimore Positive
Legendary handicapper Brandon Lang breaks down the spread and the intangibles in Super Bowl LV. The Goat and The Kid have produced quite a matchup for Las Vegas types.
Akbar Gbajabiamila has witnessed the Ninja skills of Tom Brady
Baltimore Positive
American Ninja Warrior host Akbar Gbajabiamila joins Nestor to discuss chasing Tom Brady and how to improve better navigate your credit score.
How does a winning sports team power a city like Kansas City?
Baltimore Positive
Let longtime Kansas City Area Development Council head Tim Cowden tell you his city has grown and benefited from the success of the Royals – and now the Super Bowl champion Chiefs – in the friendly heart of the midwest.
How efficient is the Ravens offense with Lamar? Let an expert tell you…
Baltimore Positive
Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders talks Lamar and Ravens future with Luke and Nestor from the “virtual” Radio Row at Super Bowl LV.
Jack Del Rio comes back to Baltimore to celebrate twenty years of football since Super Bowl XXXV
Baltimore Positive
Now down the road with the Washington Football Team, Jack Del Rio comes back to Baltimore to discuss the power and legend of what Ray Lewis and the early teams built in Owings Mills.
What Super Bowl week will be the one for Lamar?
Baltimore Positive
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss the relative quiet of this Super Bowl week in Tampa and the possibilities of the years ahead for the Ravens franchise.
How does Tom Brady keep doing this?
Baltimore Positive
Author Gary Myers joins Nestor to discuss how Tom Brady keeps doing this
What did you do to get that first ticket to Super Bowl XXXV paradise?
Baltimore Positive
Sit back and let our pal Leonard Raskin tell you the story of how he wound up in a car headed south to Tampa 20 years ago this week. We all have a Super Bowl XXXV story…
Memories of 20 years ago in Tampa come flooding back and what it all means?
Baltimore Positive
Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the significance of the mojo of the Ravens in Baltimore to lift the city and region on the 20th Anniversary of a Tampa miracle and parade that brought us together.
Before his Falcons gig, Mike Smith says Super Bowl XXXV magic paved the way
Baltimore Positive
Former defensive assistant Mike Smith comes back to Baltimore 20 years later to discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV win in Tampa while he was more under the radar.
Coach Billick remembers the path to Super Bowl XXXV
Baltimore Positive
Our partner on behalf of the Living Classrooms Foundation Brian Billick comes home to Baltimore to tell some tales from the magic of Festivus Maximus and making Art Modell proud.
Chris Redman and Brandon Stokley discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV and being young with Nestor 20 years later
Baltimore Positive
What ever happened to that football that Stokley caught over Jason Sehorn in Tampa? Well, watch and find out…
Let Marvin Lewis tell the tale of the greatest defense in NFL history 20 years later
Baltimore Positive
Telling the story of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens never gets old. Defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis joined Nestor from Arizona State to recap some of the old purple magic and how it changes your life.
Baltimore Positive
Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid 1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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