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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.

119 camden yards lg

What is the real future of Baltimore baseball?

Baltimore Positive

As Baltimore Orioles “owner” John Angelos fights with Wes Moore and the Annapolis folks trying to give him $600 million of our free money that he won’t take, our favorite sports and civic foil Bill Cole catches up on a summer of Orioles baseball, MASN misery and the kids going back to school.

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.

Dear John and Louis Angelos: Are you a Rocky – or a Bullwinkle?

Baltimore Positive

The sons of Peter Angelos got a “Dear Orioles” letter from Nestor back in July 2018 encouraging them to step forward and run a legitimate local baseball franchise. Now in the aftermath of the Kevin Brown suspension fiasco at MASN, any sensible fan would realize what we’re up against as a community with a born-on-third and thinks he hit a triple Fredo with a penchant for punishment like his old man.

Broadcaster Kenny Albert and the roots of WNST

Baltimore Positive

Longtime broadcaster Kenny Albert tells Nestor that he is included in his new book of memoirs, “A Mic For All Seasons.” And in celebrating 25 years of Baltimore radio, the whole story cannot be told without the one-time voice of the Baltimore Skipjacks, who started the journey for AM 1570 back in December 1991.

The amazing story and trial of Shoeless Joe Jackson

Baltimore Positive

We all know about cheating in baseball and the biggest scandal in the history of the World Series. Now over a century later, baseball historian David Fletcher tells Nestor everything he did not know about Shoeless Joe Jackson and Black Sox scandal and his new book

The mean, mean pride of 25 years of WNST and your support

Baltimore Positive

Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos why he’s so proud of the past quarter of a century of serving truth and accuracy to Baltimore sports fans via the airwaves and internet. And why the Orioles and Ravens still matter so much to our community.

Talking Orioles pennant race fever over beer and crab cakes

Baltimore Positive

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled back into Koco’s Pub in the midst of baseball fever in Lauraville. Our favorite sportswriter from The Washington Post who has only lived in Baltimore joined our lifer sports cartoonist pal to discuss whether the Ravens or Orioles might soon bring us a parade. Let Dave Sheinin and Mike Ricigliano give you pennant fever!

Bringing friends and the local rock to The House of Schock

Baltimore Positive

He’s not quite the Simon Cowell of making bands but Nestor Aparicio finally had chance to unravel his role in helping Gina Schock put a Baltimore-based band together. Let The Go-Go’s drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer tell you about her new band The House of Shock and its roots in the Dundalk soil and soul.

Family, neighbors and crab cakes with Marcella at Koco’s Pub

Baltimore Positive

You knew the Maryland Crab Cake Tour would find our way back to Koco’s and a lifetime of friendship with Marcella Knight and her mother, who built this neighborhood institution on Harford Road in Lauraville back in 1985. Now, we get a Money shot with a Baltimore sports fan who found a job and a home with the customers and family around this great spot in our city 30 years ago.

So, when is the next All Star Game in Baltimore and what will that look like?

Baltimore Positive

Watching Cal Ripken go back to Seattle and pining away for another All Star Game in Baltimore again, Bill Cole and Nestor wist hopeful and realistically in discussing the 30th Anniversary of the Camden Yards classic and the future of our downtown and the next time the Midsummer Classic comes to Charm City.

It was 30 years ago today, Camden Yards showed the world how to play

Baltimore Positive

Did you like what you saw at the MLB All Star Game in Seattle? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects of the Midsummer Classic and the realities of why the game hasn’t been back since 1993 and the realities of bringing the game back to Baltimore again this decade.

The Casa di Bambino becomes the house of cards on Saturday

Baltimore Positive

Do you love sports memorabilia, baseball cards and the history of the game? Let Robbie Davis Jr. of Robbie’s First Base tell you about the Saturday celebration at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum before the Orioles and Marlins game. And allow Nestor to show you his amazing Luis Aparicio collection here.

Rumbling back to the beach and Dewey after all these years

Baltimore Positive

The ’80s are coming back! Philadelphia rock legend Tommy Conwell only puts the Young Rumblers back on the road for special occasions. On Sunday, July 23rd, the original members will all reunite for a special show at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach. For the love of DJ Batman, Ocean City and all of those Hammerjacks memories, we still believe in Conwell.

Learning more about Earl Weaver than we ever knew

Baltimore Positive

Longtime journalist and author John Miller reports back to Nestor with updates on his upcoming book on the life and mind of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver and what made him an innovator in baseball with note cards that were a precursor to modern analytics.

Where the love of football and classic rock converge

Baltimore Positive

Football agent Chad Wiestling asked Nestor if he could wear his Child’s Play shirt to honor East Baltimore rock music on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour in West Baltimore at Spirits West. From College Park to Hammerjacks, our favorite NFL agent rocks and rolls through Baltimore music history with some Pacifica belt buckle show and tell from our spirited host.

What makes Mt. St. Joe so special on the west side of Baltimore?

Baltimore Positive

When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour was rolling toward West Baltimore and Spirits West on Wilkens Avenue, it was time to let our proud Gaels alum Chris Pika tell Nestor why Mount St. Joe is special to him and many others over the infamous “Godfather” Italian cold cut on the longest block of rowhomes in America.

Looking ahead to whats next for the business of sports in Baltimore Conway

The future of sports in Baltimore

Baltimore Positive

No one does Baltimore sports history like Nestor Aparicio. Bill Cole opened up a nest of birds and the future of the Orioles and the lease situation at Camden Yards and the value of a sports franchise to Baltimore. This one got spicy and went overtime.

Last game Memorial Stadium

The roots of the Magic of Orioles baseball

Baltimore Positive

Longtime baseball PR man Rick Vaughn tells Nestor the real Orioles Way and how the franchise was built in the community in the 1980s as Camden Yards was opening for business.

Wrestling with the loss of childhood heroes in the squared circle

Baltimore Positive

With the death of The Iron Sheik and “Superstar” Billy Graham recently, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss their childhood family obsessions with Bruno Sammartino, Andre The Giant and the larger-than-life figures of professional wrestling coming to the Baltimore Civic Center every month and every Saturday at 4 p.m. on Channel 45.

What happened in Kansas City after the Royals ruled the World Series?

Baltimore Positive

Royals legend Jeff Montgomery tells Nestor about the ways the ownership of the Kansas City Royals tried to keep a competitive team on the field after a pair of World Series visits. The aftermath of winning isn’t easy on payroll or the fanbase if the success isn’t sustainable.

Ever lose a bet about an NFL franchise coming to Baltimore?

Baltimore Positive

Business travel pro Jay Ellenby catches up with Nestor 30 years after running his first Orioles roadtrip to Fort Lauderdale and tells all he remembers about the Nasty Naked Run passing Safe Harbors Travel on South Street downtown in 1996. The stories that we tell on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Going down the stretch with Pimlico horse racing history

Baltimore Positive

Longtime horse racing writer Marty McGee comes home to Baltimore to talk Preakness and state of industry as the second leg of the Triple Crown comes back to Pimlico with just one Kentucky Derby entrant – the winner Mage.

Where’s the party?

Baltimore Positive

He was the house DJ for several of our WNST Purple Pep Rallies on the road over the years – and remains steadfast in his support of the Orioles and Ravens – but his real gig is throwing parties for kids (and parents, too) all over the region. Let Josh Levine of Electra Entertainment tell you about his Hulkamania bar mitzvah and his piece of Baltimore sports history on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at State Fare in Catonsville.

Let’s talk 40 years of Pimlico and Preakness weekend memories

Baltimore Positive

There’s only one guest who has joined Nestor for 31 years of Preakness week previews and handicapping every one of them. Our dear friend Dick Jerardi (formerly of Towson) ran off to Philadelphia from The News American and Sportsf1rst in 1984 and never came back – except for the third Saturday of May. A view from high above Pimlico from two guys who have seen it all at Old Hilltop.

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.

119 camden yards lg

What is the real future of Baltimore baseball?

Baltimore Positive

As Baltimore Orioles “owner” John Angelos fights with Wes Moore and the Annapolis folks trying to give him $600 million of our free money that he won’t take, our favorite sports and civic foil Bill Cole catches up on a summer of Orioles baseball, MASN misery and the kids going back to school.

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.

Dear John and Louis Angelos: Are you a Rocky – or a Bullwinkle?

Baltimore Positive

The sons of Peter Angelos got a “Dear Orioles” letter from Nestor back in July 2018 encouraging them to step forward and run a legitimate local baseball franchise. Now in the aftermath of the Kevin Brown suspension fiasco at MASN, any sensible fan would realize what we’re up against as a community with a born-on-third and thinks he hit a triple Fredo with a penchant for punishment like his old man.

Broadcaster Kenny Albert and the roots of WNST

Baltimore Positive

Longtime broadcaster Kenny Albert tells Nestor that he is included in his new book of memoirs, “A Mic For All Seasons.” And in celebrating 25 years of Baltimore radio, the whole story cannot be told without the one-time voice of the Baltimore Skipjacks, who started the journey for AM 1570 back in December 1991.

The amazing story and trial of Shoeless Joe Jackson

Baltimore Positive

We all know about cheating in baseball and the biggest scandal in the history of the World Series. Now over a century later, baseball historian David Fletcher tells Nestor everything he did not know about Shoeless Joe Jackson and Black Sox scandal and his new book

The mean, mean pride of 25 years of WNST and your support

Baltimore Positive

Nestor Aparicio tells Dennis Koulatsos why he’s so proud of the past quarter of a century of serving truth and accuracy to Baltimore sports fans via the airwaves and internet. And why the Orioles and Ravens still matter so much to our community.

Talking Orioles pennant race fever over beer and crab cakes

Baltimore Positive

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled back into Koco’s Pub in the midst of baseball fever in Lauraville. Our favorite sportswriter from The Washington Post who has only lived in Baltimore joined our lifer sports cartoonist pal to discuss whether the Ravens or Orioles might soon bring us a parade. Let Dave Sheinin and Mike Ricigliano give you pennant fever!

Bringing friends and the local rock to The House of Schock

Baltimore Positive

He’s not quite the Simon Cowell of making bands but Nestor Aparicio finally had chance to unravel his role in helping Gina Schock put a Baltimore-based band together. Let The Go-Go’s drummer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer tell you about her new band The House of Shock and its roots in the Dundalk soil and soul.

Family, neighbors and crab cakes with Marcella at Koco’s Pub

Baltimore Positive

You knew the Maryland Crab Cake Tour would find our way back to Koco’s and a lifetime of friendship with Marcella Knight and her mother, who built this neighborhood institution on Harford Road in Lauraville back in 1985. Now, we get a Money shot with a Baltimore sports fan who found a job and a home with the customers and family around this great spot in our city 30 years ago.

So, when is the next All Star Game in Baltimore and what will that look like?

Baltimore Positive

Watching Cal Ripken go back to Seattle and pining away for another All Star Game in Baltimore again, Bill Cole and Nestor wist hopeful and realistically in discussing the 30th Anniversary of the Camden Yards classic and the future of our downtown and the next time the Midsummer Classic comes to Charm City.

It was 30 years ago today, Camden Yards showed the world how to play

Baltimore Positive

Did you like what you saw at the MLB All Star Game in Seattle? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all aspects of the Midsummer Classic and the realities of why the game hasn’t been back since 1993 and the realities of bringing the game back to Baltimore again this decade.

The Casa di Bambino becomes the house of cards on Saturday

Baltimore Positive

Do you love sports memorabilia, baseball cards and the history of the game? Let Robbie Davis Jr. of Robbie’s First Base tell you about the Saturday celebration at the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum before the Orioles and Marlins game. And allow Nestor to show you his amazing Luis Aparicio collection here.

Rumbling back to the beach and Dewey after all these years

Baltimore Positive

The ’80s are coming back! Philadelphia rock legend Tommy Conwell only puts the Young Rumblers back on the road for special occasions. On Sunday, July 23rd, the original members will all reunite for a special show at the Bottle & Cork in Dewey Beach. For the love of DJ Batman, Ocean City and all of those Hammerjacks memories, we still believe in Conwell.

Learning more about Earl Weaver than we ever knew

Baltimore Positive

Longtime journalist and author John Miller reports back to Nestor with updates on his upcoming book on the life and mind of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver and what made him an innovator in baseball with note cards that were a precursor to modern analytics.

Where the love of football and classic rock converge

Baltimore Positive

Football agent Chad Wiestling asked Nestor if he could wear his Child’s Play shirt to honor East Baltimore rock music on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour in West Baltimore at Spirits West. From College Park to Hammerjacks, our favorite NFL agent rocks and rolls through Baltimore music history with some Pacifica belt buckle show and tell from our spirited host.

What makes Mt. St. Joe so special on the west side of Baltimore?

Baltimore Positive

When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour was rolling toward West Baltimore and Spirits West on Wilkens Avenue, it was time to let our proud Gaels alum Chris Pika tell Nestor why Mount St. Joe is special to him and many others over the infamous “Godfather” Italian cold cut on the longest block of rowhomes in America.

Looking ahead to whats next for the business of sports in Baltimore Conway

The future of sports in Baltimore

Baltimore Positive

No one does Baltimore sports history like Nestor Aparicio. Bill Cole opened up a nest of birds and the future of the Orioles and the lease situation at Camden Yards and the value of a sports franchise to Baltimore. This one got spicy and went overtime.

Last game Memorial Stadium

The roots of the Magic of Orioles baseball

Baltimore Positive

Longtime baseball PR man Rick Vaughn tells Nestor the real Orioles Way and how the franchise was built in the community in the 1980s as Camden Yards was opening for business.

Wrestling with the loss of childhood heroes in the squared circle

Baltimore Positive

With the death of The Iron Sheik and “Superstar” Billy Graham recently, Nestor Aparicio and Dennis Koulatsos discuss their childhood family obsessions with Bruno Sammartino, Andre The Giant and the larger-than-life figures of professional wrestling coming to the Baltimore Civic Center every month and every Saturday at 4 p.m. on Channel 45.

What happened in Kansas City after the Royals ruled the World Series?

Baltimore Positive

Royals legend Jeff Montgomery tells Nestor about the ways the ownership of the Kansas City Royals tried to keep a competitive team on the field after a pair of World Series visits. The aftermath of winning isn’t easy on payroll or the fanbase if the success isn’t sustainable.

Ever lose a bet about an NFL franchise coming to Baltimore?

Baltimore Positive

Business travel pro Jay Ellenby catches up with Nestor 30 years after running his first Orioles roadtrip to Fort Lauderdale and tells all he remembers about the Nasty Naked Run passing Safe Harbors Travel on South Street downtown in 1996. The stories that we tell on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Going down the stretch with Pimlico horse racing history

Baltimore Positive

Longtime horse racing writer Marty McGee comes home to Baltimore to talk Preakness and state of industry as the second leg of the Triple Crown comes back to Pimlico with just one Kentucky Derby entrant – the winner Mage.

Where’s the party?

Baltimore Positive

He was the house DJ for several of our WNST Purple Pep Rallies on the road over the years – and remains steadfast in his support of the Orioles and Ravens – but his real gig is throwing parties for kids (and parents, too) all over the region. Let Josh Levine of Electra Entertainment tell you about his Hulkamania bar mitzvah and his piece of Baltimore sports history on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at State Fare in Catonsville.

Let’s talk 40 years of Pimlico and Preakness weekend memories

Baltimore Positive

There’s only one guest who has joined Nestor for 31 years of Preakness week previews and handicapping every one of them. Our dear friend Dick Jerardi (formerly of Towson) ran off to Philadelphia from The News American and Sportsf1rst in 1984 and never came back – except for the third Saturday of May. A view from high above Pimlico from two guys who have seen it all at Old Hilltop.

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