Saturday, January 16, 2021

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Indiana

Luke Jones

Terps rain threes, crush Winston-Salem St. 98-55

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Vasquez narrowly misses a triple-double in the lopsided victory.
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Luke Jones

Terps use zone to clamp down on Indiana, win 80-68

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The early stages of Tuesday night's game in Bloomington looked painfully familiar to the Terps. With the Hoosiers beating the press and the Terps struggling to score, it suddenly looked like Assembly Hall had been transported to Maui. However, the...
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Nestor Aparicio

Blowing up another ghost of Bob Irsay

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We all know that Tiger Bob Irsay left us many years ago, but alas the final "icon" of the mayflower vans and the Indianapolis Colts is about to leave us as well. This morning, they're blowing up the Hoosier...
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Latest News

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Ravens are no strangers reaching for Tampa on the road route

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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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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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Local

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.
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Luke Jones

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.
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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...

AUDIO VAULT

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Luke Jones and Nestor psychoanalyze Ravens dancing on Titans logo and Lamar walking off postgame

Luke Jones and Nestor psychoanalyze Ravens dancing on Titans logo and Lamar walking off postgame
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Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss a Ravens playoff win and the future of democracy in America

Todd Schuler and Nestor discuss a Ravens playoff win and the future of democracy in America
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Luke Jones and Nestor give Lamar all praise after first playoff win

Luke Jones and Nestor give Lamar all praise after first playoff win
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Luke Jones and Nestor recap an impressive road playoff win for Ravens in Tennessee

Luke Jones and Nestor recap an impressive road playoff win for Ravens in Tennessee
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That time Tommy Lasorda dropped by for some steroids talk in baseball

We lost the legendary Tommy Lasorda on Friday. Back in 2002, the Dodgers Hall of Famer joined Nestor to talk about the changing state of baseball after chicks dug the long ball and the sports was drowning in PEDs.
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LOCAL DISCUSSION

That time 20 years ago when this Ravens safety broke Tennessee’s heart

Twenty years later, Ravens postseason hero Anthony Mitchell comes back to Baltimore to talk Lamar and Super Bowl confetti.

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

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

That time I vacationed in Buffalo

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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...

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

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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...

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.

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

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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.

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.

To dance – or not to dance – on another team’s logo?

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Luke Jones and Nestor psychoanalyze the latest salvo in the simmering Ravens and Titans feud after the purple defense led by Marcus Peters taunted...

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.

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.

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.

SPORTS

Martindale on Buffalo’s Allen: “He knows that there’s going to be pressure”

The Ravens coordinator said he's not going to deviate from his defense's identity despite the Bills quarterback's success against the blitz.

Hockey and Buffalo and the Caps and a Rich history

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.

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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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"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."

Twelve Ravens thoughts following playoff win at Tennessee

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Much like the Titans shut down Jamal Lewis in the 2003 postseason, the Ravens limited 2,000-yard rusher Derrick Henry to 40 yards on 18 carries on Sunday.

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.

Harbaugh says Ravens can’t let Buffalo’s Allen thrive outside pocket

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Baltimore made life miserable for the Bills quarterback when these teams met in December of last season.

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.

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.

DENNIS KOULATSOS

BILL COLE

LEONARD RASKIN

TODD SCHULER

BALTIMORE NEWS

The temperature of Bills this January is not cold

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.

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

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

That time 20 years ago when this Ravens safety broke Tennessee’s heart

Twenty years later, Ravens postseason hero Anthony Mitchell comes back to Baltimore to talk Lamar and Super Bowl confetti.

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

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

Hockey and Buffalo and the Caps and a Rich history

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.

POLITICS

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.

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

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Ball says coup attempt on Capitol is reminder of division and anger in America

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History and a civics class with Johnny O in the aftermath of insurrection at U.S. Capitol

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Madam Speaker Jones discusses Trump mob coup attack at the United States Capitol

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Pittman provides thoughts from Anne Arundel County on MAGA siege at U.S. Capitol

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BALTIMORE POSITIVE TV

MUSIC CLASSIC

Arts

John Denver discusses life, his legacy and the environment in July 1991

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When Nestor Aparicio was the music critic for The Evening Sun in Baltimore, he didn't just talk to hairspray acts at Hammerjacks. This is...
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Music

Would you just watch the hair?

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Listen to the ground, there is movement all around...
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Music

Try not to hate…

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We all have wings. Some of us just don't know why.
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Arts

Livin’ on a Prayer: Music and songwriting legend Desmond Child discusses his memoirs and book of hits

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Bottom line: some of Nestor's favorite songs were written by this guy. Yours, too! If you love music – Kiss, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, Kelly Clarkson, Ricky Martin, Alice Cooper – this is the man behind the words.
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Arts

Severna Park’s Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes tells Nestor how hard to handle life was in a rock and roll band in the...

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This picture was taken in 1989 backstage at Hammerjacks. Locally born and bred drummer Steve Gorman (on right in Orioles orinthologically correct hat) will take over the story from there in the aftermath of his best-selling book on the history of the notoriously infamous Black Crowes and life with The Brothers Robinson.
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Arts

Legendary musician Livingston Taylor gets folksy with Nestor

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The music education never ends and when the Berklee professor and guitarist and songwriter speaks, we hear the tales of the road and memories along the way.
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BUSINESS

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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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Arts

Fowler tells how revived urban markets play key role in future of Charm City

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What are the centerpieces and core parts of our neighborhoods in the city?
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Business

What ever happened to Baltimore’s disdain of Washington sports?

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The Orioles are a doormat. The Nationals won the World Series. The Ravens have the NFL MVP. And the R...well, the Washington Football Team doesn't have a name and Daniel Snyder hears the echo of the power of the shield.
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Community

T.J. Smith wants you to come back to Baltimore

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The perception and realities of the reputation of our city in a long chat with another mayoral candidate
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EDUCATION

Business

The significance of affordable housing for future of Baltimore

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O'Doherty returns to Baltimore Positive with a significant message for improving the city for its population and the future
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Baltimore Positive Classic

Hemminger brings the Thread through the loop in Baltimore

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What is Thread? Glad you asked...
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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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HEALTH

Baltimore Positive Classic

Suntha: “The credentials of Dr. Fauci regarding COVID are unassailable”

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Dr. Mohan Suntha was named President and C.E.O. of University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) in November and his whole organization was crisis tested...
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Business

McCarthy discusses importance of feeding local families during pandemic

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As you can imagine, Catholic Charities here in Maryland is busier than ever during this crisis...
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Community

Don and Nestor take a deep breathe to adjust to life during this crisis

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How can we help local businesses stay alive in the deadly era of the corona virus and self quarantine?
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ARTS

Arts

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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Arts

McIntosh tells us what a leads an art teacher into Baltimore politics

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Maggie McIntosh has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 1992 but we went back to her roots as a teacher and her initial political activism in the 43rd District
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Arts

Latina music star Erika Ender discusses Miami and Special Olympics love from Radio Row

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We've done a quarter century of Super Bowl weeks and you never know who will drop by the set. Anything Nestor can do to get Gloria Estefan and K.C. and the Sunshine Band into a conversation makes him happy from Miami Beach.
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LEADERSHIP

WNST CLASSIC

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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Hall of Fame

The “great” Nils Lofgren talks about being an E Streeter

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WNST.net owner Nestor Aparicio chats about all things E Street with the "great" Nils Lofgren who plays guitar in Bruce Springsteen's legendary Hall of Fame band.
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Purple Reign

One month before winning Super Bowl XXXV, Dilfer pours his heart out to Nestor at The Barn

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He led with his heart and his brain and it led to Trent Dilfer winning a ring with the Baltimore Ravens in a very short time here. On the day after Christmas in a short playoff week back in 2000, he told us what winning would mean to him with the emotion we expect...
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Remember That Time

Let Edwin Mulitalo set the holiday island mood with his ukelele

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The football talk and Super Bowl XXXV win and haka dance at The Barn are all vivid memories from the era of the first purple miracle but we had some good times just singing Christmas songs and laughing...
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Arts

Kansas violinist David Ragsdale joins Nestor to discuss the journey to point of know return

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As they played the Modell Lyric in downtown Baltimore, band members looked back an incredible catalog of music and how to carry on...
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Arts

Nils Lofgren talks about Bruce Springsteen calling “audibles” on stage

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Guitarist Nils Lofgren of the E Street Band talks about life with Bruce on stage when he's taking impromptu requests night after night.
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Hall of Fame

Brooks Robinson talks Orioles baseball with Nestor at Hooters

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It was the spring of 1995 and Major League Baseball was recovering from an awful strike and Brooks Robinson was sitting at Harborplace talking about a new day in the game.
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Music

Guitarist Mark Bryan tells Nestor about Hootie And The Blowfish hiatus in 2015

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Over the years, the local sports and rock and roll connection of Nestor and Hootie And The Blowfish has led to several visits from the boys from South Carolina via the D.C. burbs. It gives him a chance to crush them about the Redskins.
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Arts

Leverty returns to discuss impact of “Love of a Lifetime” and songwriting for memories

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On eve of another fantastic M3 Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Firehouse guitarist Bill Leverty drops by for a meandering chat about music and songs we all know by heart.
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Arts

James Young allows Nestor to get his Styx fan boy out before Pier Six in August 2013

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Ever since he saw them at the Baltimore Civic Center in February 1980, former music critic Nestor Aparicio has been chasing Styx around the country. JY has been a recurring character on his radio show for three decades. This one was a "mirror, mirror on the wall" segment...
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