Luke Jones and Nestor discuss WNST 25th Anniversary documentary and NFL Draft weekend
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss WNST 25th Anniversary documentary and NFL Draft weekend
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens selection of Nate Wiggins at 30th pick
Late in the night the Baltimore Ravens were quite excited about drafting Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins with the 30th pick and now Luke Jones and Nestor await how general manager Eric DeCosta will address the offensive line and other needs this weekend via what has already been a wild NFL Draft.
Ravens address secondary with Wiggins as we await offensive line help
Late in the night the Baltimore Ravens were quite excited about drafting Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins with the 30th pick and now Luke Jones and Nestor await how general manager Eric DeCosta will address the offensive line and other needs this weekend via what has already been a wild NFL Draft.
The Peter Principles (Ch. 5) – King Peter silences Jon Miller and anyone else who doesn’t bleed Orioles orange
Peter Angelos never cared for Hall of Fame broadcaster Jon Miller. Angelos thought Miller was too critical of the Orioles. But mostly, his old world sensibilities didn’t like the style of Jon Miller as the voice of his baseball franchise.
WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 6: That night at The Barn on Harford Road when Modell and Billick brought Silver Betty
It was April 3, 2001 and the Baltimore Ravens were the freshly minted Super Bowl XXXV champions and team president David Modell and head coach Brian Billick brought the Lombardi Trophy over to The Barn to talk football, community and how time would not dim the glory of their deeds.
WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 23 – Time will not dim the glory of your charity
Over 25 years of serving the Towson and Baltimore community as an FCC licensee with nothing but local ownership of WNST-AM 1570 and operating WNST.net and now Baltimore Positive, we stand very proud of our charity and service. All of it has been powered by people like you – citizens, sports fans, great local humans who live here, work here, are from here and want to help here.
We have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in time, money, resources, goods, gifts and contributions. We asked for your help and time and love – and you always gave. Here’s the proof…
WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 24 – The legend of our purple live shows at The Barn – and beyond
If you ever participated in or witnessed a decade of fun times, live radio shows and Baltimore sports memories with us at The Barn on Harford Road back in the 1990s when WNST was birthed by the local community, then you know it’ll never be replicated. Go through the photos and see how many legends you can identify who spent time eating crabs, drinking beer and talking sports with us – and you – in Parkville. As John Steadman once said: “Didn’t we have some good times?” What’s your favorite memory of a WNST live event over these 25 years of awesomeness? The night we brought the Lombardi Trophy by in the aftermath of Super Bowl XXXV didn’t suck.
Luke Jones and Nestor tackle the hard knocks of the Bullies of Baltimore and Ravens Super Bowl memories
Luke Jones and Nestor tackle the hard knocks of the Bullies of Baltimore and Ravens Super Bowl memories
Tackling the legacy of Goose and The Bullies of Baltimore
Immediately following the ESPN “30 For 30” presentation of the 2001 Super Bowl XXXV champion Baltimore Ravens, Luke Jones and Nestor tackle the hard knocks of the Bullies of Baltimore and the road to the memories of glory in Tampa.
That time in 2005 when Tony Siragusa had us try his tasty ribs at Super Bowl
After his career, The Goose went into television and brought his signature Sunday dish to Radio Row in Jacksonville the week that Nestor retired from daily sports radio. Comedy ensued…
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 27: Stoney Creek in Pasadena and Manor Hill in Ellicott City
The 27th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland took us to Anne Arundel County and waterfront hospitality at Stoney Creek Inn and a cold beer at Manor Hill before seeing Rod Stewart and Cheap Trick at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa
Before Ray Lewis entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton in 2018, Tony Siragusa took Nestor into the last century and what powered the greatest defense in the history of the game – even back in the days of Ted Marchibroda and 33rd Street.
That time in 2005 when Tony Siragusa had us try his tasty ribs at Super Bowl
That time in 2005 when Tony Siragusa had us try his tasty ribs at Super Bowl
During Hard Knocks, when The Goose told us about his summer with a ring and a Super Bowl trophy
During the 2001 Westminster training camp of the inaugural HBO season of “Hard Knocks,” Tony Siragusa and Nestor made some space at the Best Western and talked about what happens after you win the Super Bowl. We will miss The Goose.
The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa
The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa
During Hard Knocks, when The Goose told us about his summer with a ring and a Super Bowl trophy
During Hard Knocks, when The Goose told us about his summer with a ring and a Super Bowl trophy. @TonySiragusa @NestorAparicio #RavensFlock
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 12 “A Festivus For the Rest of us”
The loss of John Steadman. The epic appearance at The Barn with Trent Dilfer. And the win over the Denver Broncos that took the upstart Baltimore Ravens to Nashville seeking revenge.
Siragusa pouring out his love for the Modell Family in 2017
When David Modell died in early 2017, Nestor reached to many of the Super Bowl XXXV heroes and early Ravens players to discuss the Modell family and coming to Baltimore to built a legacy. Tony Siragusa discussed a magical time in sports history in our city and left poignant words behind. We mourn his death here at WNST Baltimore Positive.
The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa
It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.
Nestor welcomes Tony Siragusa to the Baltimore Ravens in May 1997 at The Barn
There wasn’t much to recommend signing with the fledgling purple birds of Art Modell in the crowded AFC Central but The Goose saw potential in Ray Lewis and leadership in Ted Marchibroda.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 5 “Canton Comes To Baltimore”
Purple Reign, Chapter 5: “Canton Comes to Baltimore” Nestor recounts what an outpost franchise the Ravens were when Rod Woodson and Shannon Sharpe showed up in Owings Mills
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 2 “A Silver Trophy But Not A Silver Spoon”
Purple Reign, Chapter 2: “A Silver Trophy But Not a Silver Spoon” The legacy of Art and David Modell and how they came to Baltimore from Cleveland and built a Super Bowl XXXV championship operation
Former WNST producer Ray Bachman joins Nestor to trivialize 30 years of sports radio fun in Baltimore
Former WNST producer Ray Bachman joins Nestor to trivialize 30 years of sports radio fun in Baltimore
Trivializing the world of sports and pop culture for fun
Longtime WNST producer Ray Bachman joins Nestor to discuss a lifetime of Orioles memories and how 30 years of sports radio fun has begat the best Trivia Night host in Baltimore. No cheating!
Longtime WNST listener and realtor Greg Szczepaniak shares old Nestor tales and the pleaseure and pain of Baltimore sports
Longtime WNST listener and realtor Greg Szczepaniak shares old Nestor tales and the pleaseure and pain of Baltimore sports
Fathers and sons and Ravens football in Baltimore three decades later
Canton realtor Greg Szczepaniak shares old WNST Radio and Nasty Nestor tales and the family pleasure and pain of Baltimore fandom through the years.
Dear Peter G. Angelos: Time will not dim the awfulness of your deeds
Recapping 25 years of the worst ownership imaginable, Nestor opens up in a #DearOrioles letter to Peter G. Angelos and asks him “What is next?” for a wayward Orioles franchise…
My Dinner With Peter G. Angelos (Part I)
Nestor is writing a book in March called “The Peter Principles.” He’s stumbling onto some Baltimore Orioles gems…
My snapshots & memories of the great life of Arthur B. Modell…
Art Modell changed our lives forever in Baltimore when he brought us the Ravens…
The first time Ed Reed came to The Barn as a rookie
The rebuilding year of 2002 was difficult on the future Hall of Famer because he was used to winning so much at The U.
Let Edwin Mulitalo set the holiday island mood with his ukelele
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…
When Ray Lewis and Rod Woodson dreamed of winning a Super Bowl at The Barn
It was the beginning of the Brian Billick era in Baltimore when two future Hall of Famers gathered in Parkville to talk about winning a ring.
Back when Ray Lewis and Peter Boulware only dreamed about winning a Super Bowl with Ravens
Our legendary nights at The Barn back in the 1990s hold some incredible storytelling…
That time when Nestor asked Gov. Schaefer to tell him about Bob Irsay and the Colts leaving Baltimore
The picture is from October 1996 at the Indianapolis airport when Nestor ran into the Governor with Ricig’s Bob Irsay dummy on a stick. The conversation is Part Two of a spicy chat with John Moag and Schaefer at The Barn to kickoff the Ravens’ second season on 33rd Street at Memorial Stadium.
Ozzie Newsome tells Nestor all about the 1997 Draft from The Barn
Where were you when the Ravens drafted Peter Boulware and Jamie Sharper? We were in Parkville getting to know a Hall of Famer…