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With the stadium lease drama about to go into extra innings in Annapolis and the typical Angelos family stall rolling on for baseball fans, longtime Baltimore journalist, author and Orioles historian John Eisenberg discusses the history of the franchise, the city and the downtown landscape he found four decades ago when he joined The Sun as a sportswriter and columnist.
John Eisenberg and Nestor discuss Angelos and MSA lease drama and four decades of seeing Orioles magic and tragic
John Eisenberg and Nestor discuss black quarterbacks and legacy of Lamar Jackson changing the game
Author Clayton Trutor tells Nestor about Gary Williams and Baltimore hoops pipeline for Boston Ball book of Beantown basketball coaching history
As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube rolls toward the holidays, it’s always great to have Weis conversation with local authors like John Eisenberg, who recently wrote “Rocket Men,” a history of what led to the opportunity for someone like Lamar Jackson to change the quarterback game.
Author Clayton Trutor tells shares some decades-old Gary Williams and Baltimore hoops pipeline tales from his new “Boston Ball” book of Beantown college basketball coaching history and how it shaped the sport on the hardwood.
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.
Anthropologist Linda Rabben shares her local expertise and new book on the social history of stained glass in 20th Century Baltimore homes that you’ve driven by every day of your life. A fascinating deep dive from churches to stoops to Roland Park aristocracy a century ago.
Anthropologist Linda Rabben shares her expertise and book on the social history of stained glass in 20th Century Baltimore homes
Renowned author Roland Lazenby tells Nestor about his latest biography on the life and times of Earvin “Magic” Johnson. From the roots of his basketball story through the Showtime Lakers to becoming one of the richest American athletes in the world through his passion for being an entrepreneur, businessman and civic mover.
Renowned author Roland Lazenby tells Nestor about his latest biography on the life and times of Earvin “Magic” Johnson. From the roots of his basketball story through the Showtime Lakers to becoming one of the richest American athletes in the world through his passion for being an entrepreneur, businessman and civic mover.
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.”
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.”
Former NFL general manager Mike Lombardi tells us about his football journey and provides an NFL history lesson in his new book, “Football Done Right,” which presents his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen.
Former NFL general manager Mike Lombardi tells us about his football journey and provides an NFL history lesson in his new book, “Football Done Right,” which presents his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen.
Author Gregg Ficery takes Nestor on a tour through the roots of football history in Pittsburgh and Canton
Author Gregg Ficery takes Nestor on a century-old tour through the roots of football history in Pittsburgh and Massillon in his new book, “Gridiron Legacy,” which even taught the folks in Canton a few facts about how entrenched organized crime and gambling were at the turn of the 20th century around the emerging sport that took rugby to a different level.
Baseball historian David Fletcher tells Nestor everything he did not know about Shoeless Joe Jackson and Black Sox scandal
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.
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.
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
Film producer Byron Motley tells Nestor about making of Negro Leagues documentary baseball film The League
Film producer Byron Motley joins Nestor from Kansas City to discuss his father’s work as an umpire in the Negro Leagues and his quest to have the recent documentary “The League” made to continue to tell the American baseball story and extend the work of the museum in his hometown.
Author John Miller reports back to Nestor with updates on his upcoming book on the life and mind of Orioles HOF manager Earl Weaver
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.
Television producer Arthur Smith tells Nestor to Reach in his new book on his life in sports and reality TV.
He’s made a bunch of television shows you are familiar with and now Arthur Smith tells Nestor about his life in sports and entertainment in tales from “Reach,” his new book of memoirs and life lessons from CBC in Canada to Dick Clark to Fox Sports.
John Feinstein joins Nestor to discuss the mess and disgrace of the PGA Tour going into partnership with Saudi government
Venerable columnist and decorated golf author John Feinstein takes a long walk through the history of the PGA Tour and how it wound up in business with the murderous government Saudi Arabia. And what does this mean for the future of golf on the planet?
Prolific author and recovering sportswriter Will Leitch tells Nestor about his new book “The Time Has Come” and talks sports like a grown up even though he knows the truth behind the fiction.
Prolific author and recovering sportswriter Will Leitch tells Nestor about his new book “The Time Has Come” and talks sports like a grown up even though he knows the truth behind the fiction.
Journalist Chris Cillizza discusses the convergence of Presidents, politics and sports in American history with Nestor and the stories behind his new book: “Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency.”
Journalist Chris Cillizza discusses the convergence of Presidents, politics and sports in American history with Nestor and the stories behind his new book: “Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency.”
Author John Rosengren takes Nestor back to baseball in 1973 with his new book on a special season
Author John Rosengren takes Nestor back to baseball in 1973 with his new book on a special season for Major League Baseball, the designated hitter and memories to last a lifetime.
Author Kate Fagan takes Nestor on a women’s basketball journey of history and inspiration her new book Hoop Muses
Author and ESPN “Around The Horn” veteran Kate Fagan takes Nestor on a women’s basketball journey of history and the inspiration for her new book, “Hoop Muses.”
Award-winning author Julie Otsuka discusses the themes for her upcoming “Displacement and Belonging” speech for the Loyola Humanities Symposium on March 16 along with her family’s background in Internment Camps in California during World War II and how her book wound up on a school system’s banned list.
Award-winning author Julie Otsuka discusses the themes for her upcoming “Displacement and Belonging” speech for the Loyola Humanities Symposium on March 16 along with her family’s background in Internment Camps in California during World War II and how her book wound up on a school system’s banned list.
Local journalist Ron Cassie of Baltimore Magazine is a noted transplant whom extols the many virtues – and vices – of the Charm City for Nestor as they discuss their mutual love of the Land of Pleasant Living on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at State Fare in Catonsville.
