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The Powerball climbed to nearly one billion last week before being hit but there's still plenty of local winning and another Mega Millions jackpot climbing as well. John Martin of The Maryland Lottery returns with winner stories, holiday promotions and the ThanksWinning magic as the leaves fall and the weather chills and Nestor has pumpkin and egg nog on the brain. The post John Martin of Maryland Lottery gets Nestor educated on millionaires and half billion jackpots first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The original band is still bringing the 1980s sounds strong a few times a year and Philly rockers Tommy Conwell and The Young Rumblers will return to the legendary and reworked 8X10 on Cross Street for a night of great music on December 4th. Conwell returns here with Nestor to discuss his second life as a local troubadour and his musical journey from climbing the balcony at Hammerjacks the hard way to all those nights at the beach with this amazing band. And, a tribute to local radio and Pierre Robert. The post Rocker Tommy Conwell rumbles and returns to prepare Nestor for 8X10 Baltimore show on December 4th first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The excuse for all of them is built into the cast wrapped around the right hand of two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson but we'll all be watching what happens over the next eight weeks with a group of decorated and well-compensated millionaires. The defense, the special teams and the coaching have stunk as much as the unfortunate injury and mess at QB1. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the role of rookie head coach Jesse Minter and the unfolding disaster in progress as the Baltimore Ravens have played the worst football in the history of the franchise this month. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Minter and Ravens disaster on field first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

It wasn't even a functional performance by the Baltimore Ravens offense on Thursday night and the bigger questions remain about anything regarding the rest of the season beyond the acquisition of journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett. The entire effort stank against Jacksonville at home in the rain before a dwindling crowd. Luke Jones and Nestor recap the horrific effort of Ravens in embarrassing blowout loss to Trevor Lawrence and a loaded Jaguars team. The post Luke Jones and Nestor recap the horrific effort of Ravens in embarrassing blowout loss to Jaguars first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

His father is a famous local football coaching legend but the "other" George Petrides has been our rock and roll concert friend for many years and joins Nestor and Stone Horses rocker John to take a trip down memory lane with our music bank of shows, stars, guitars and the gridiron legend of City College rocking around Baltimore and beyond for concert memories. The post The other George Petrides talks rock and roll and City football dad with John Allen and Nestor at The Beaumont first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

We know him as The Maine Event and former Ravens Super Bowl XXXV guard Mike Flynn but the kids at the high school just call him "Coach" these days. Our lifer pal and longtime Boston-area sports radio voice joins Nestor to discuss the Ravens' current woes with Lamar Jackson and the scuffling offensive line and the privilege of coaching kids. The post Former Ravens Super Bowl XXXV guard Mike Flynn talks about Ravens woes, offense and coaching kids with Nestor first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Everything about this circumstance is far from ideal but the Baltimore Ravens will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in a semi-empty stadium on Thursday night and still will have another eight games ahead to try to be competitive. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the tenuous quarterback situation and whether Steve Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta will want to "stay in" or try to trade pieces away before November 10th. The post Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens tenuous quarterback situation against Jacksonville and beyond first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Our dearest rock and roll pal and legendary concert promoter Bud Becker can be a little forgetful some days but on most days his vivid tales of the classic rock era booking bands – and paying them – make for epic tales of the true behind the music history of local music. Joined by local rocker John Allen and Nestor for a Hammerjacks and classic rock master class, let Becker tell you about The Ultimate Spinach and Aerosmith while we continue ruling the streets with a guy who saw it all. The post Legendary concert promoter Bud Becker joins John Allen and Nestor for a Hammerjacks and classic rock master class first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

Ever since our first 'A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl 'Week almost five years ago, we always love getting updates from Caityn Kirby at Catonsville Emergency Assistance, who returns with big news for Nestor about the facility expansion on Bloomsbury Avenue helping to serve even more residents and community members in need in the 21228. The post Caityn Kirby returns to update Nestor on growth and service at Catonsville Emergency Assistance first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

We love our chats about community and progress with John Hoey of The Y of Central Maryland, who joins Nestor at The Beaumont in Catonsville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to give Nestor his "why" and all the details about the amazing and annual Turkey Trot 5K on Thanksgiving morning that once again takes place at six locations across the greater Baltimore area. Gobble, gobble and get outta bed early with us... The post John Hoey of The Y gives Nestor his why and all details about amazing Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

With half a season left and the reality of the quarterback position for the Baltimore Ravens, when will Eric DeCosta lean into 2027? Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss the tough management circumstance for the organization with Lamar Jackson lost for the foreseeable future and a sunk season in progress The post Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to discuss Ravens tough circumstance with Lamar injury and lost season in progress first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

These three guys met as kids at Holabird Junior High School almost 50 years ago and have spent a life rocking and rolling to music of all kinds. From Colgate to Eastwood to Cedonia and all through Dundalk High School, let rocker John Allen and Seattle drummer Mike Daugherty convene and entertain you as Nestor navigates two dear friends' lives through their music, art and storytelling at The Beaumont to discuss the spirit of the sounds that make us happy and live a life fulfilled through song. The post Rocker John Allen and drummer Mike Daugherty convene at The Beaumont to discuss the spirit of music as kids from Dundalk High first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

You know him as three-decade decorated NFL defensive guru but Nestor knows Arbutus native Jim Schwartz as the heavy metal head coach. Here, to honor his WNST 28th Anniversary and music memory bank, the pride of Mount St. Joe goes full Hammerjacks hairspray heavy metal history and rocks and roll through the local bands he still loves in great detail. From Judas Priest to Kix and Child's Play to Charm City Devils, let Schwartz draw up his defense for living on a prayer with Bon Jovi before anyone in college at Georgetown in the 1980s. The post NFL coach and Arbutus native Jim Schwartz goes full Hammerjacks and rocks with Nestor rolling through his Baltimore metal music memory bank first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

The Super Bowl dream of the 2026 Baltimore Ravens is now over. When your starting quarterback goes down, so goes the hope of a real run in the NFL. Luke Jones and Nestor lament the lost season of the first year of Jesse Minter and whether Lamar Jackson has thrown his last pass as a member of the franchise. None of us ever want to think about what happens the day after QB1 is lost for the year. The post Luke Jones and Nestor lament the lost season of Ravens and what happens next after Lamar injury first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.

After 40 years in Jacksonville sports media, Sam Kouvaris still knows that "home" will always be Woodlawn and Baltimore and returns to get Nestor ready for the visit and emergence of Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars, who seek to roar on Thursday night. The post Hall of Fame voter and Baltimorean Sam Kouvaris checks in from Jacksonville to preview Jaguars return to play shellshocked Ravens first appeared on Baltimore Positive WNST.