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Crab Cake Tour

Teaching the teachers about the science of radio

Baltimore Positive

For Nestor’s 55th birthday at Drug City in Dundalk on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour, he wanted to keep the conversation light with friends after the Orioles elimination from the MLB postseason. So, two teachers, Luke Jones (one-time 5th grade teacher) and longtime Dundalk science teacher George Scheulen attempt to teach Nestor about teaching.

Finally getting Free to tell the history of Baltimore house music with the great Ultra Nate´

Baltimore Positive

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube is always filled with serendipity. Roz Lane was coming by Koco’s Pub to help us give away from Ravens scratch-offs and wound up Ko-hosting our segment with the Baltimore diva of the dance floor and celebrating 20 years of Deep Sugar grooves. Let Roz tell you about all of those all night dance parties at the Paradox while Ultra schools Nestor on the roots of house music and her amazing international success as an artist.

Ain’t the beer cold in Baltimore!

Baltimore Positive

His brilliant art appears all over Baltimore because sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano has been drawing ’em up since Bob Irsay took the Colts to Indianapolis. Now, after decades of drawing losing images of Orioles baseball, Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk about his 40 years of cartoon Birds fandom and playoff fever in Baltimore.

How much room do we have on the Orioles Bandwagon?

Baltimore Positive

Our favorite Editor-In-Chief and social critic Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine joins Nestor and Ricig at Koco’s Pub for a pre-October chat about the history and relevance of Orioles baseball in Baltimore. And her essay wondering just how many folks are coming back to Orioles Magic as postseason bunting looms at Camden Yards and the excitement grows.

Continuing the Coppin State tradition on the floor

Baltimore Positive

Coppin State president Dr. Anthony Jenkins tells Nestor about the growth and passion at Coppin State University on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market. And save the date for the big LSU and Angel Reece visit home to West Baltimore on December 20th!

Getting ready to fly once again with the Eagles at Coppin State

Baltimore Positive

Coppin State president Dr. Anthony Jenkins and basketball head coach Larry Stewart join Nestor at Faidley’s for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour as the kids get back to class in West Baltimore. WNST is proud to enter our 10th season as the flagship for Eagles sports and basketball.

Getting the itch to give Kix a beautiful rock and roll sendoff

Baltimore Positive

A lifetime of friendship brought Stone Horses frontman John Allen back to his Dundalk homeland at Costas Inn join Nestor Aparicio for the WNST 25th Anniversary celebration in a wide-ranging discussion of the history of Baltimore rock music. From Child’s Play roots in East Baltimore to the farewell of legendary vocalist Steve Whiteman, let two good ol’ boys tell you about growing up loving Sarah Fleischer, Hammerjacks and the dream of living a music life.

Finding the future of Anne Arundel County

Baltimore Positive

Anne Arundel County Executive Stueart Pittman extends his Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop chat with Nestor on transportation, getting across the Chesapeake Bay and his love of horses at Pappas Restaurant in Glen Burnie.

Jump starting a Productive Day and staying on task

Baltimore Positive

In our never-ending attempt to squeeze more than 24 hours into one day, Leslie Shreve of Productive Day schools Nestor on Taskology and getting work done more efficiently as the kids go back to school and the football games come on the television.

Tackling the opioid crisis with leadership

Baltimore Positive

If you or anyone in your world has fallen victim to opioid addiction, you’ll have even more appreciation for the work ahead for the new Madame Secretary Emily Keller, who we met as the Mayor of Hagerstown. Learn about the journey of the newly appointed Special Secretary of Opioid Response and her ride to the Volvo plant with President Joe Biden.

Transporting change to Maryland from Washington

Baltimore Positive

Our Senator Chris Van Hollen joins us at MACO in Ocean City for a wide-ranging conversation about life in Washington and the potential and promise of The Red Line, Penn Station and the FBI headquarters coming to Maryland.

Getting schooled on Howard County

Baltimore Positive

From the hikes in Centennial Park to the concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia always brings us back. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball tells Nestor what makes his county successful and how the kids going back to school is a good thing.

Giving Baltimore residents shelter

Baltimore Positive

As her work for two decades with housing issues and helping folks led her to the Baltimore City Council, Odette Ramos brings some city needs and realities down to Ocean City and the Maryland Counties Conference in a wide-ranging discussion about improving Baltimore. Even her most famous resident in the 14th District, Governor Wes Moore made a cameo!

Cornbread and crab cakes with Delegate Anderton in Ocean City

Baltimore Positive

Our returning Republican champion from the Eastern Shore, Delegate Carl Anderton welcomes Nestor back to Ocean City at MACO with a chat about the value of the Ravens and Orioles to folks all over Maryland. And some local perspective on bridges, broadband, education and growth on the lower peninsula.

Adding up the numbers of the Maryland Lottery

Baltimore Positive

As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled east to Ocean City for MACO chats with state leaders, John Martin and Seth Elkin of the Maryland Lottery join Nestor to discuss the big picture of revenue and the future of mobile wagering in our state.

Sprinting to the finish line in Washington

Baltimore Positive

First elected to the House of Delegates in 1966, the local statesman Ben Cardin will complete his public service to our citizenry 16 years after heading to D.C. as a Maryland Senator. Joining Nestor at MACO in Ocean City, the Baltimore champion says he’s got plenty left to do before he departs The Capitol in January 2025.

Making the adjustment to the chiropractic life in Towson

Baltimore Positive

When Nestor first got aligned at WNST in the summer of 1998, local chiropractor Steve Elliott called the new sports radio station and offered to adjust his spine. No wonder he’s stood so tall against the rest of the corporate, out-of-town owned media these 25 years later! Along with wife Allison, the Elliotts discuss the heart and soul of their family practice on Joppa Road and why sports and community matter in Baltimore at Drug City on our 25th Anniversary Crab Cake Tour celebration.

The beauty of Baltimore when both teams are winning

Baltimore Positive

Now 25 years into talking about sports around the clock, it’s rarefied air when the Orioles are in first place and the Ravens are expected to join them in the fall. Long time public relations executive John Maroon and original WNST producer Andy Mueller join Nestor at Drug City to discuss how much fun sports can be for a community like Baltimore.

When it’s all Greek on your 25th Anniversary

Baltimore Positive

The WNST 25th Anniversary celebration is just getting underway but we began our fun at Costas Inn with Dennis Koulatsos and the only member of the Triantafilos family who isn’t too shy to tell the amazing Dundalk family story of coming to America with a dream.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history

Baltimore Positive

When Philly native Tom Pierce of Classic 5 Golf dropped by our WNST 25th Anniversary kickoff at Costas Inn, it gave Nestor a chance to finally do a deep dive on the shallow history of meaningful – and memorably meaningless – competition between two cities less than 100 miles apart and driven by deep sports passion and loyalty.

Investing in our community for 25 years

Baltimore Positive

When Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski stopped by the Dundalk homestead of Drug City for our 25th Anniversary celebration, we discussed how our citizens bond over sports, milkshakes and the important pieces that make our neighborhoods feel like home.

Mr. Statham and Ricig celebrate WNST 25th on the street where Nestor lives

Baltimore Positive

Our favorite segments are the ones when we mix and match guests who’ve never met. For the 25th Anniversary celebration at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano surprised Nestor with typical flair and legendary music teacher Calvin Statham tickled the ivories with an impromptu “My Fair Lady” show tunes singalong.

The adjustment of 25 years with the same chiropractor

Baltimore Positive

In the summer of 1998, Towson chiropractor Steve Elliott called Nestor to welcome him to the neighborhood. Now a quarter of a century of friendship and a lot of bad baseball later, they convene at Drug City with pal Bill Yerman to discuss how sports brings us together in Baltimore.

The magic of Orioles baseball and musical friendship

Baltimore Positive

Serendipity followed our WNST 25th Anniversary celebration as local sports cartoonist Ricig gifted a surprise visit and local musician Ed Lauer joined Nestor at Costas Inn for a winding discussion about a quarter of a century of lousy Orioles baseball, the Bob Irsay dummy and the dream for another orange parade in Baltimore.

Celebrating 25 with Dangerously Delicious Pie, oh my!

Baltimore Positive

The king of Pie Style in Hampden, Hot Rod Henry of Dangerously Delicious Pies crosses town into Dundalk to serve Nestor and his pal Bill Yerman some 25th Anniversary Pineapple Right Side Up Pie at Drug City. Rock and roll, dive bars and the perfect apple pie on the road were on the savory menu.

There is no WNST without a guy named Bob Nusgart

Baltimore Positive

It took Nestor Aparicio more than 31 years to finally corral his first boss and the man who sponsored his “big break” at The Baltimore Sun in 1986 to come on the radio show and tell all. Let former Baltimore Sun editor Bob Nusgart tell you (and Nestor) why he gave him a sports journalism life in 1984 at The News American that eventually became WNST at the 25th Anniversary at Costas Inn.

How did 25 years of Baltimore sports radio fly by like this?

Baltimore Positive

Original WNST Executive Producer Andy Mueller joins Nestor for a bunch of 25th Anniversary memories of life in Baltimore in 1998 as we were trying to be pioneers in how sports radio was presented for local fans. Lots of beautiful memories from Drug City here with one of our favorite people.

The Dundalk home of Schock and rock

Baltimore Positive

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.

The foodie life and adventure beyond crab cakes is real in Charm City

Baltimore Positive

As the founder and eater of Charm City Food Adventures, Doug Clayton eats a lot of crab cakes, too! Along with Marcella Knight at Koco’s Pub, we made the case for Baltimore beyond the local delicacy on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop presented by The Maryland Lottery and Window Nation.

Putting the local McCafferty championship love on the table at The Beaumont

Baltimore Positive

When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled back into The Beaumont in Catonsville, Nestor finally got the third member of the McCafferty family talking about his father’s famous restaurant in Mount Washington and his grandfather’s famous Super Bowl V title as the head coach of the Baltimore Colts. Talking crab cakes, steaks and eating local in The ‘Ville.

Teaching the teachers about the science of radio

Baltimore Positive

For Nestor’s 55th birthday at Drug City in Dundalk on The Maryland Crab Cake Tour, he wanted to keep the conversation light with friends after the Orioles elimination from the MLB postseason. So, two teachers, Luke Jones (one-time 5th grade teacher) and longtime Dundalk science teacher George Scheulen attempt to teach Nestor about teaching.

Finally getting Free to tell the history of Baltimore house music with the great Ultra Nate´

Baltimore Positive

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube is always filled with serendipity. Roz Lane was coming by Koco’s Pub to help us give away from Ravens scratch-offs and wound up Ko-hosting our segment with the Baltimore diva of the dance floor and celebrating 20 years of Deep Sugar grooves. Let Roz tell you about all of those all night dance parties at the Paradox while Ultra schools Nestor on the roots of house music and her amazing international success as an artist.

Ain’t the beer cold in Baltimore!

Baltimore Positive

His brilliant art appears all over Baltimore because sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano has been drawing ’em up since Bob Irsay took the Colts to Indianapolis. Now, after decades of drawing losing images of Orioles baseball, Ricig joins Nestor at Koco’s Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to talk about his 40 years of cartoon Birds fandom and playoff fever in Baltimore.

How much room do we have on the Orioles Bandwagon?

Baltimore Positive

Our favorite Editor-In-Chief and social critic Max Weiss of Baltimore Magazine joins Nestor and Ricig at Koco’s Pub for a pre-October chat about the history and relevance of Orioles baseball in Baltimore. And her essay wondering just how many folks are coming back to Orioles Magic as postseason bunting looms at Camden Yards and the excitement grows.

Continuing the Coppin State tradition on the floor

Baltimore Positive

Coppin State president Dr. Anthony Jenkins tells Nestor about the growth and passion at Coppin State University on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market. And save the date for the big LSU and Angel Reece visit home to West Baltimore on December 20th!

Getting ready to fly once again with the Eagles at Coppin State

Baltimore Positive

Coppin State president Dr. Anthony Jenkins and basketball head coach Larry Stewart join Nestor at Faidley’s for the Maryland Crab Cake Tour as the kids get back to class in West Baltimore. WNST is proud to enter our 10th season as the flagship for Eagles sports and basketball.

Getting the itch to give Kix a beautiful rock and roll sendoff

Baltimore Positive

A lifetime of friendship brought Stone Horses frontman John Allen back to his Dundalk homeland at Costas Inn join Nestor Aparicio for the WNST 25th Anniversary celebration in a wide-ranging discussion of the history of Baltimore rock music. From Child’s Play roots in East Baltimore to the farewell of legendary vocalist Steve Whiteman, let two good ol’ boys tell you about growing up loving Sarah Fleischer, Hammerjacks and the dream of living a music life.

Finding the future of Anne Arundel County

Baltimore Positive

Anne Arundel County Executive Stueart Pittman extends his Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop chat with Nestor on transportation, getting across the Chesapeake Bay and his love of horses at Pappas Restaurant in Glen Burnie.

Jump starting a Productive Day and staying on task

Baltimore Positive

In our never-ending attempt to squeeze more than 24 hours into one day, Leslie Shreve of Productive Day schools Nestor on Taskology and getting work done more efficiently as the kids go back to school and the football games come on the television.

Tackling the opioid crisis with leadership

Baltimore Positive

If you or anyone in your world has fallen victim to opioid addiction, you’ll have even more appreciation for the work ahead for the new Madame Secretary Emily Keller, who we met as the Mayor of Hagerstown. Learn about the journey of the newly appointed Special Secretary of Opioid Response and her ride to the Volvo plant with President Joe Biden.

Transporting change to Maryland from Washington

Baltimore Positive

Our Senator Chris Van Hollen joins us at MACO in Ocean City for a wide-ranging conversation about life in Washington and the potential and promise of The Red Line, Penn Station and the FBI headquarters coming to Maryland.

Getting schooled on Howard County

Baltimore Positive

From the hikes in Centennial Park to the concerts at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia always brings us back. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball tells Nestor what makes his county successful and how the kids going back to school is a good thing.

Giving Baltimore residents shelter

Baltimore Positive

As her work for two decades with housing issues and helping folks led her to the Baltimore City Council, Odette Ramos brings some city needs and realities down to Ocean City and the Maryland Counties Conference in a wide-ranging discussion about improving Baltimore. Even her most famous resident in the 14th District, Governor Wes Moore made a cameo!

Cornbread and crab cakes with Delegate Anderton in Ocean City

Baltimore Positive

Our returning Republican champion from the Eastern Shore, Delegate Carl Anderton welcomes Nestor back to Ocean City at MACO with a chat about the value of the Ravens and Orioles to folks all over Maryland. And some local perspective on bridges, broadband, education and growth on the lower peninsula.

Adding up the numbers of the Maryland Lottery

Baltimore Positive

As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled east to Ocean City for MACO chats with state leaders, John Martin and Seth Elkin of the Maryland Lottery join Nestor to discuss the big picture of revenue and the future of mobile wagering in our state.

Sprinting to the finish line in Washington

Baltimore Positive

First elected to the House of Delegates in 1966, the local statesman Ben Cardin will complete his public service to our citizenry 16 years after heading to D.C. as a Maryland Senator. Joining Nestor at MACO in Ocean City, the Baltimore champion says he’s got plenty left to do before he departs The Capitol in January 2025.

Making the adjustment to the chiropractic life in Towson

Baltimore Positive

When Nestor first got aligned at WNST in the summer of 1998, local chiropractor Steve Elliott called the new sports radio station and offered to adjust his spine. No wonder he’s stood so tall against the rest of the corporate, out-of-town owned media these 25 years later! Along with wife Allison, the Elliotts discuss the heart and soul of their family practice on Joppa Road and why sports and community matter in Baltimore at Drug City on our 25th Anniversary Crab Cake Tour celebration.

The beauty of Baltimore when both teams are winning

Baltimore Positive

Now 25 years into talking about sports around the clock, it’s rarefied air when the Orioles are in first place and the Ravens are expected to join them in the fall. Long time public relations executive John Maroon and original WNST producer Andy Mueller join Nestor at Drug City to discuss how much fun sports can be for a community like Baltimore.

When it’s all Greek on your 25th Anniversary

Baltimore Positive

The WNST 25th Anniversary celebration is just getting underway but we began our fun at Costas Inn with Dennis Koulatsos and the only member of the Triantafilos family who isn’t too shy to tell the amazing Dundalk family story of coming to America with a dream.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore: An oral history

Baltimore Positive

When Philly native Tom Pierce of Classic 5 Golf dropped by our WNST 25th Anniversary kickoff at Costas Inn, it gave Nestor a chance to finally do a deep dive on the shallow history of meaningful – and memorably meaningless – competition between two cities less than 100 miles apart and driven by deep sports passion and loyalty.

Investing in our community for 25 years

Baltimore Positive

When Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski stopped by the Dundalk homestead of Drug City for our 25th Anniversary celebration, we discussed how our citizens bond over sports, milkshakes and the important pieces that make our neighborhoods feel like home.

Mr. Statham and Ricig celebrate WNST 25th on the street where Nestor lives

Baltimore Positive

Our favorite segments are the ones when we mix and match guests who’ve never met. For the 25th Anniversary celebration at Costas Inn on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano surprised Nestor with typical flair and legendary music teacher Calvin Statham tickled the ivories with an impromptu “My Fair Lady” show tunes singalong.

The adjustment of 25 years with the same chiropractor

Baltimore Positive

In the summer of 1998, Towson chiropractor Steve Elliott called Nestor to welcome him to the neighborhood. Now a quarter of a century of friendship and a lot of bad baseball later, they convene at Drug City with pal Bill Yerman to discuss how sports brings us together in Baltimore.

The magic of Orioles baseball and musical friendship

Baltimore Positive

Serendipity followed our WNST 25th Anniversary celebration as local sports cartoonist Ricig gifted a surprise visit and local musician Ed Lauer joined Nestor at Costas Inn for a winding discussion about a quarter of a century of lousy Orioles baseball, the Bob Irsay dummy and the dream for another orange parade in Baltimore.

Celebrating 25 with Dangerously Delicious Pie, oh my!

Baltimore Positive

The king of Pie Style in Hampden, Hot Rod Henry of Dangerously Delicious Pies crosses town into Dundalk to serve Nestor and his pal Bill Yerman some 25th Anniversary Pineapple Right Side Up Pie at Drug City. Rock and roll, dive bars and the perfect apple pie on the road were on the savory menu.

There is no WNST without a guy named Bob Nusgart

Baltimore Positive

It took Nestor Aparicio more than 31 years to finally corral his first boss and the man who sponsored his “big break” at The Baltimore Sun in 1986 to come on the radio show and tell all. Let former Baltimore Sun editor Bob Nusgart tell you (and Nestor) why he gave him a sports journalism life in 1984 at The News American that eventually became WNST at the 25th Anniversary at Costas Inn.

How did 25 years of Baltimore sports radio fly by like this?

Baltimore Positive

Original WNST Executive Producer Andy Mueller joins Nestor for a bunch of 25th Anniversary memories of life in Baltimore in 1998 as we were trying to be pioneers in how sports radio was presented for local fans. Lots of beautiful memories from Drug City here with one of our favorite people.

The Dundalk home of Schock and rock

Baltimore Positive

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.

The foodie life and adventure beyond crab cakes is real in Charm City

Baltimore Positive

As the founder and eater of Charm City Food Adventures, Doug Clayton eats a lot of crab cakes, too! Along with Marcella Knight at Koco’s Pub, we made the case for Baltimore beyond the local delicacy on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop presented by The Maryland Lottery and Window Nation.

Putting the local McCafferty championship love on the table at The Beaumont

Baltimore Positive

When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled back into The Beaumont in Catonsville, Nestor finally got the third member of the McCafferty family talking about his father’s famous restaurant in Mount Washington and his grandfather’s famous Super Bowl V title as the head coach of the Baltimore Colts. Talking crab cakes, steaks and eating local in The ‘Ville.

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