Saturday, January 16, 2021

INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION

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Former Ravens punter Dave Zastudil tells Nestor his COVID battle and how player safety is paramount

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Former Ravens punter Dave Zastudil tells Nestor his COVID battle and how player safety is paramount
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Local

Former Ravens and Browns punter Dave Zastudil discusses his COVID battle

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It started as a the usual "giving the guy from Cleveland who got drafted in Baltimore a hard time" and talking some rivalry football during the biggest week in Believeland in a long time. And then Zastudil told Nestor he had the virus six weeks ago...
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Torrey Smith shares dream and vision for future of families in West Baltimore

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The former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver and Super Bowl XLVII champion is teaming up with Baltimore Recreation and Parks to make a difference in our city.
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Celebrities

That time we played Ripken Quickball at an orphanage in Beijing

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We all know Cal Ripken is a special guy. Nestor accompanied The Iron Man to China to bring a goodwill message of baseball prior to the 2008 Olympic Games. The children were incredible...
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Latest News

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Elias, Perez speak on Orioles international signing class

The class includes the first two seven-figure international signings in club history.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Local

Luke and Nestor get you ready for Bills and Ravens in Buffalo tonight

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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss ways Ravens can win in Buffalo. A full preview of Xs and Os from the WNST Sports crew. @BaltimoreLuke @NestorAparicio #RavensFlock #BillsMafia
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Bill Cole

When Ravens Festivus and the future of democracy collide

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Local C.E.O. Bill Cole joins Nestor to discuss how the Ravens' postseason ride and the unrest in our country have kept us all occupied during a plague.
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Leonard Raskin

Ravens are no strangers reaching for Tampa on the road route

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Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss how the Ravens postseason magic has always worked on the road. So far, so good in Nashville. Now, can Lamar Jackson continue his magic in Buffalo?
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Charity

A Bills Hall of Famer and an American hero join forces to help vets with pets

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Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure and a Marine with a special story to tell discuss pets for military soldiers via Sierra Delta.
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Luke and Nestor get you ready for Bills and Ravens in Buffalo tonight

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss ways Ravens can win in Buffalo. A full preview of Xs and Os from the WNST Sports crew. @BaltimoreLuke @NestorAparicio #RavensFlock #BillsMafia

AUDIO VAULT

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Legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nestor talk four decades of friendship and Buffalo Bills memories

Legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nestor talk four decades of friendship and Buffalo Bills memories
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Caps historian and Bills fan Ted Starkey talks hockey and Buffalo sports history

Caps historian and Bills fan Ted Starkey talks hockey and Buffalo sports history
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NFL historian Vic Carucci joins Nestor from Buffalo to preview Bills and Ravens

NFL historian Vic Carucci joins Nestor from Buffalo to preview Bills and Ravens
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Matt Parrino joins Nestor from Buffalo to discuss temperature of Bills in January

Matt Parrino joins Nestor from Buffalo to discuss temperature of Bills in January
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Sal Capaccio of Bills Radio joins Nestor to preview a big Saturday night in Buffalo

Sal Capaccio of Bills Radio joins Nestor to preview a big Saturday night in Buffalo
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LOCAL DISCUSSION

A Ravens playoff win and a coup attempt all in the same week

Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss an incredible Ravens playoff win – and the future of democracy in America. It's been that kind of week...

Time to shuffle off to Buffalo as Ravens take care of business in Nashville

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Luke Jones and Nestor recap an impressive road playoff win for Ravens in Tennessee

A Bills Hall of Famer and an American hero join forces to help vets with pets

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Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure and a Marine with a special story to tell discuss pets for military soldiers via Sierra Delta.

My lifer friend (and your favorite cartoonist) who loves the Buffalo Bills

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Legendary local sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nestor have been friends since working together at The News American in 1984. Before the Ravens play in Orchard Park for a chance to move on in 2021, let them tell you about their journey with the Buffalo Bills during the K-Gun halcyon days.

Tasker says Buffalo is ready for Allen to lead Bills to Tampa

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Our favorite special teamer Steve Tasker brings us a Hall of Fame look at the surging Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen in preparation for the Ravens playoff visit to Orchard Park.

Ravens are no strangers reaching for Tampa on the road route

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Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss how the Ravens postseason magic has always worked on the road. So far, so good in Nashville. Now, can Lamar Jackson continue his magic in Buffalo?

The temperature of Bills this January is not cold

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The snow, wind and cold of Saturday night in Buffalo is part of vibe. Matt Parrino joins Nestor from Syracuse.com to discuss the surging Bills and how Stefan Diggs has changed the offense.

Sizing up Saturday night: Ravens and Bills provide contrasts

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Sal Capaccio of Bills Radio joins Nestor to preview a big Saturday night in Buffalo. Josh Allen. Lamar Jackson. Two teams trying to earn an AFC Championship Game berth in Orchard Park.

Hockey and Buffalo and the Caps and a Rich history

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Let Newsday sportswriter and Caps historian Ted Starkey preview us on the NHL season while discussing his years as a Buffalo Bills fan – and front office member.

Carucci discusses ways Bills can stop Lamar Jackson in Buffalo

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NFL historian Vic Carucci joins Nestor from Buffalo to preview Bills and Ravens on a winter Saturday night in Orchard Park.

Six former Baltimore County Executives discuss siege on Capitol and future of America

Ted Venetoulis. Don Hutchinson. Dennis Rasmussen. Jim Smith. Don Mohler. All led by Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger on Capitol Hill with a frank and open conversation about the future of America after a White Nationalist assault on democracy. Leadership matters.
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Our ImpeachAPalooza brings Maryland's best political podcasts together to discuss future of America
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Makeda Scott discusses public education in Baltimore County and future for students
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White House photographer Doug Mills talks Trump, images and American Presidential history
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Dutch Ruppersberger joins six Baltimore County Executives for roundtable on Trump and future of USA
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss ways Ravens can win in Buffalo
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Chris Reihl joins Nestor to discuss reality of hospitality and tourism situation in Baltimore
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Tonya Aiken of Howard County Public Library tells Nestor about virtual Stacks event on February 27
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Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss how the Ravens postseason magic has always worked on the road
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Bill Cole joins Nestor to discuss Ravens Festivus and democracy and citizenship in action
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Steve Tasker brings us a Hall of Fame look at the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen
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Matt Parrino joins Nestor from Buffalo to discuss temperature of Bills in January
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Legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nestor talk four decades of friendship and Buffalo
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NFL historian Vic Carucci joins Nestor from Buffalo to preview Bills and Ravens
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Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure and Marine veteran B.J. Ganem discuss Bills and pets for soldiers
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Sal Capaccio of Bills Radio joins Nestor to preview a big Saturday night in Buffalo
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Caps historian and Bills fan Ted Starkey talks hockey and Buffalo sports history
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Voice of Bills John Murphy says Buffalo has been waiting a long time for Josh Allen
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Ravens Nashville hero Anthony Mitchell comes back to Baltimore to talk Lamar and Super Bowl confetti
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Lou Weinkam joins Nestor to discuss rituals of Ravens fans during Festivus
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SPORTS

Harbaugh says “nobody even blinked” for Ravens after early deficit

"Right now, for me, this is the best win ever. And not just because of what was at stake, but because of the guys and what it meant to our team."

The rituals of Ravens fans during the Festivus indoor home tailgate

We're used to being at the games. Or having friends over. Or being at an awesome place like Franco's in Catonsville. But what happens when tacos win and wings lose? Anyone else as superstitious about Ravens game day food spreads?

Roman says early challenges led to “evolution” of Ravens offense

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The offensive coordinator believes this group is now "more equipped" to win in the postseason than last year's record-setting unit.

Tasker says Buffalo is ready for Allen to lead Bills to Tampa

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Our favorite special teamer Steve Tasker brings us a Hall of Fame look at the surging Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen in preparation for the Ravens playoff visit to Orchard Park.

Jimmy Smith says these Ravens “very eerily similar” to 2012 team

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The veteran cornerback is one of the few holdovers left from the Super Bowl XLVII champions.

Jackson says being more aggressive led to surge down stretch

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The Ravens quarterback acknowledged staying in the pocket and taking too many sacks as a problem in the first half of the season.

Humphrey says he knew Ravens would beat Titans after Jackson’s Saturday talk to team

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"When he speaks, he speaks volumes. When he speaks, you know he means business."

Jackson runs to first playoff win as Ravens topple Tennessee 20-13

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The star quarterback rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown as Baltimore advanced to the AFC divisional round.

Ravens looking healthy ahead of divisional playoff clash at Buffalo

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Cornerback Marcus Peters was one of only two players listed as a non-participant on Tuesday.

Hockey and Buffalo and the Caps and a Rich history

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Let Newsday sportswriter and Caps historian Ted Starkey preview us on the NHL season while discussing his years as a Buffalo Bills fan – and front office member.

Ravens-Bills: Five predictions for divisional-round Saturday

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Wink Martindale has vowed to bring pressure despite Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen's success against the blitz this season.

Elias, Perez speak on Orioles international signing class

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The class includes the first two seven-figure international signings in club history.

DENNIS KOULATSOS

BILL COLE

LEONARD RASKIN

TODD SCHULER

BALTIMORE NEWS

That time I vacationed in Buffalo

Back in 2007, Nestor Aparicio did the 48-hour "Where to Go in Buffalo" video prior to a horrible Ravens loss to the Bills in Orchard Park. At least's Nestor's in North Tonowanda served a legit hot dog. Oh, and the wings were solid as well...

Six former Baltimore County Executives discuss siege on Capitol and future of America

Ted Venetoulis. Don Hutchinson. Dennis Rasmussen. Jim Smith. Don Mohler. All led by Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger on Capitol Hill with a frank and open conversation about the future of America after a White Nationalist assault on democracy. Leadership matters.

Time to give Lamar Jackson some praise after a Ravens playoff win

Luke Jones and Nestor raise all arms in a "V" to give Lamar – and his teammates and the organization – all praise after the first playoff win of this era for John Harbaugh. We'll be onto Buffalo but not just yet...

Buffalo has been waiting a long time for Josh Allen

The voice of Bills John Murphy takes us through how the franchise got from the exit of Rex Ryan to now just two wins away from the Super Bowl.

Sizing up Saturday night: Ravens and Bills provide contrasts

Sal Capaccio of Bills Radio joins Nestor to preview a big Saturday night in Buffalo. Josh Allen. Lamar Jackson. Two teams trying to earn an AFC Championship Game berth in Orchard Park.

POLITICS

BALTIMORE POSITIVE TV

MUSIC CLASSIC

Arts

Dudley Connell of The Seldom Scene gives Nestor an education in bluegrass music

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As he ages and gains musical wisdom, Nestor loves having on folks that push him beyond his boundaries and initial tastes. Gotta have an open mind. And open ears to hear the sounds of America...
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Music

Reach Out And Touch Faith

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Never again is what you swore the time before...
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Josh Todd discusses the danger and evolution of the music of Buckcherry

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They came along a little late for Hammerjacks but six albums into the Anaheim native's journey, Nestor caught up with one of the great front men in rock.
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Lead singer of Kansas Ronnie Platt joins Nestor again to discuss the Point of Know Return

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When classic rock bands stay on the road and change members, sometimes it can be bumpy. This is an incredible tale of a band that Nestor discovered at "Leftoverture"...
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Celebrities

Tom Keifer talks music, life after Cinderella and the legend of Hammerjacks after Sarah Fleischer retirement gig in Baltimore

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Nestor was writing about the lads from Philadelphia back when they were opening for Bon Jovi and shaking all night. Yes, that is his 1986 autographed Circus Magazine. This was a retrospective chat about all of the bombast of the hairspray era and surviving and thriving in Nashville.
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Music

Step inside, walk this way for chat with Phil Collen of Def Leppard

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Nestor Aparicio spends a brief moment with guitarist Phil Collen of Def Leppard chatting about playing rock music acoustically and soccer vs. football! Hershey, PA on Aug. 12, 2007.
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BUSINESS

Baltimore Positive Classic

Pietila joins our neighborhood to discuss redlining, blockbusting and systemic racism

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The history of how Baltimore's neighborhoods were shaped is not pretty. Let author and local journalist Antero Pietila tell you about how housing worked last century in our city.
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Community

Harrison outlines his crime reduction plan for Baltimore

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There is a 25-page Baltimore Police Department document called "Crime Reduction and Departmental Transformation Plan" that every citizen should read
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Wen talks drugs, opoids and an American epidemic

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One of the brightest lights in American medicine told Don and Nestor about the deep depths of America's crisis with drugs and mental health
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Business

Meet new Baltimore City comptroller Bill Henry

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Hear what kind of a government the new City Comptroller believes in and the campaign he ran for transparency
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EDUCATION

Community

Harrison outlines his crime reduction plan for Baltimore

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There is a 25-page Baltimore Police Department document called "Crime Reduction and Departmental Transformation Plan" that every citizen should read
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Arts

Bedford says Baltimore Museum of Art still providing an online journey during pandemic

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Like all of our shuttered local institutions for arts and entertainment, the BMA wants you to visit virtually during the crisis
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Community

When basketball takes you around the world and back to Baltimore

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The amazing journey of former NBA forward Brian Rowsom takes the international language of hoops from countries to continents as a coach and counselor for hire all over the globe. Let him tell you why diversity and culture matter.
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HEALTH

Business

Ransom says MedChi docs are on frontlines battling and need community COVID support

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An appreciation and some insights from the doctors who are waging a battle against the corona virus
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Bill Cole

One pandemic, no solutions…

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Lock down? Open up? Wear a mask. Go to school. Stay at home. Avoid science. Believe science. Ignore science. We all know someone with a different belief on these significant social issues. Bill Cole and Nestor discuss agreeing to disagree about pandemic solutions during election season. They do agree you should vote!
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Business

Lamenting the long road back to normal after this pandemic

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Don and Nestor are trying to make sense of all of this change and what it means for Baltimore, the election and the future of our country
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ARTS

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Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa joins Nestor and Luke on Radio Row in Minnesota Super Bowl 52

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You never know who will stop by during our annual Super Bowl Radio Row events. We started in 1992. That was the first time the game was in Minneapolis but not at the Mall of America.
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Arts

Former Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman catches up on music to sports radio transition

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A recurring guest in recent years as he left the drum kit of The Black Crowes to become a sports radio host at Fox Sports Radio, Gorman and Nestor catches up on Orioles, NFL and life in Nashville with the new band Trigger Hippy.
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Arts

What’s not to like about DeVos as an education leader in America?

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Part Two of our chat with Dr. Nancy Grasmick discusses the role of public education in the United States and why it needs even more love, funding and concern now
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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

Celebrities

Art Donovan tells us how he got his first big break with the Colts

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This is the finale of a spirited four-part chat with Fatso, who covered all of aspects of his life on a summer night in Fallston when he had a lot of energy to make us laugh.
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Celebrities

Bret Michaels talks Poison, Steelers and something to believe in with Nestor in 2003

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They crossed paths at the Seagull Inn and Hammerjacks over the years, but Nestor finally got to discuss a football feud from Baltimore to...
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Music

Zakk Wylde talks Ozzy Osbourne, baseball and the state of New Jersey with Nestor in 2004

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Guitarist Zakk Wylde talks the blizzard and Black Sabbath of Ozzy Osbourne, baseball and the state of New Jersey
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Arts

My lifer friend (and your favorite cartoonist) who loves the Buffalo Bills

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Legendary local sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano and Nestor have been friends since working together at The News American in 1984. Before the Ravens play in Orchard Park for a chance to move on in 2021, let them tell you about their journey with the Buffalo Bills during the K-Gun halcyon days.
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Arts

Nils Lofgren comes home to Maryland and talks Springsteen and legacy of The River

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Nestor has maintained a relationship for more than three decades with the legendary Grin local artist and E Street Hall of Famer. These chats...
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Remember That Time

Flacco talks about the mental recovery from a major injury

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After the Super Bowl MVP limped off the field in 2015, we talked about the long road to getting back on the field and trying to be better than ever.
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Celebrities

The time I interviewed Cal Ripken over Siberia on the way to China

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Yep. You read it right! In October 2007, Nestor Aparicio flew to Beijing to capture The Iron Man spreading baseball goodwill prior to the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Remember That Time

Long before big brother ran Ravens, QB Jim Harbaugh gets an education on crab cakes and Baltimore from Nestor

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The first time Captain Comeback came to The Barn for a spring welcome to the Charm City. Who knew he'd become the King of Michigan and his brother would beat him in Super Bowl XLVII?
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Hall of Fame

The one time Frank Robinson talked baseball with Nestor

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When the legendary Baltimore Orioles outfielder died in 2019, it was hard to find this clip but it made us smile when we did. And this 1992 picture is only one he could find from when the Hall of Famer umpired the "Broadcast vs. Print Media Baseball Game" at Camden Yards.
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Arts

Baltimore resident Thomas Dolby blinds Nestor with the science of Light City at its dawn

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Did you know that 80s pop star Thomas Dolby has been a professor at Johns Hopkins teaching music for several years? It was poetry in motion when he was an ambassador and performer at the inaugural Light City when Nestor first got to say hello in 2016.
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