Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Authors and Books

Harig: What separates greatness over two decades with Woods and Mickelson?

Golf author Bob Harig discusses Tiger and Phil and walking the steep hill of the 18th at Augusta

The historic Wilt century night in Hershey and Baltimore connections to the legend

Author Gary Pomerantz gives Nestor the full local history of Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point night at the Hershey Park Arena and the untold Baltimore connections.

Who was the Jackie Robinson of the NFL?

Motley, Washington, Strode and Willis. NFL author Bob Glauber discusses the four players who first broke the NFL color barrier his new book, "The Forgotten First", co-authored with Keyshawn Johnson. https://youtu.be/c7xfoGS2x6Y

The story of Dick Allen and the Southside of Chicago in ’72

A new book on the 1972 Chicago White Sox and the Hall of Fame candidacy of Dick Allen intrigues the "Aparicio" in Nestor. Authors John Owens and David Fletcher join him from The Windy City to reminisce about tough times and great uniforms at Comiskey Park.

Who knew what about Jeffrey Epstein and what will Ghislaine tell?

There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, and author Barry Levine seeks to answer them. Levine joins Nestor to talk old Baltimore journalism and his book: The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Fear and the kingdom of the New England Patriots

Author Seth Wickersham discusses what made the Brady and Belichick model work for so long in New England and elements of his new book "It's Better To Be Feared." Just how much Ravens lore there is in Foxboro? Enough to write about...

Taking a long walk on Ryder Cup history with John Feinstein

Author and golf historian John Feinstein takes Don and Nestor on a long walk through Ryder Cup history, the American internal battle of DeChambeau and Koepka, and local Caves Valley residue after Baltimore went big at the BMW Championship.

Getting out of the way and flourishing

In his new book, "Let Them Lead," longtime sportswriter and author John U. Bacon tells the story of a hockey team he once coached in Michigan and everything the teacher learned from the students.

How has the NFL really changed in aftermath of The Knee?

Outspoken author and sports journalist Dave Zirin discusses his book The Kaepernick Effect and how his his knee is still changing the world – inside and outside of the sports landscape.

Trying to recapture a little of the Glory Days and the summer of 1984

Author Jon Wertheim joins Nestor to discuss his new book "Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever." The awakening of money, sports and the American flag on cable television...
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Latest News

Seeing the Orioles resurgence from the D.C. side

Dave Preston of WTOP tells Nestor about the temperature for an Orioles rebirth and resurgence in Washington suburbs and previews Nats series in The District.

As the rookies get orientated in Owings Mills, we look around rest of NFL

As the Baltimore Ravens welcome a new rookie class and another summer of high expectations, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the other AFC North foes and who is doing what and where in the NFL as hope abounds around the league.

Always getting Weis about safety and saving lives in stores

Safety specialist Jason Kaufman of Weis Markets discusses consumer safety and saving lives in Maryland stores. Nestor gets an education on modern AED devices and what happens when an emergency happens in a store.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts following rookie camp

Nate Wiggins and the rest of Baltimore's rookie class gathered in Owings Mills this past weekend.

The Orioles can’t stop winning

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the Orioles sweep of the Reds in Cincinnati and orange pitching prosperity in Birdland as the first-place squad heads to D.C. to tackle the Nationals.

The man who brought 25 years of WNST AwesomeNes to life in our new documentary

It was our lifer pal, Orioles fan, baseball man and Towson Transfers tape-to-digital guru Gregg Landry of Blue Rock Productions who inspired Nestor to put together a 25th Anniversary documentary bringing into fun focus the history of our radio station, entrepreneurial spirit, newshound mojo background and then spiking the ball on 40 years of Baltimore sports media life and truth – and the best is yet to come! Hope you enjoy "No One Listens; Everyone Hears – The Baltimore Positive Media Story." It rocks because of this guy...

The simplicity of the new Cash Pop game

After the usual baseball pleasantries and big flies and cash of Home Run Riches, Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor about the launch of a new, simple daily game called "Cash Pop."

Having a blast at Camden Yards with friends

Beating the Yankees is always a rare and beautiful sight for any Orioles fan to witness and behold. But, as Nestor Aparicio explained to Luke Jones, it's more fun whilst sitting over the New York dugout heckling Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo every time they fail in another Orioles Magic beat down of the Bronx Bombers at Camden Yards with friends.
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