Ric Cottom
Host, Your MarylandRic Cottom, host of "Your Maryland," came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.
Ric lives in historic Roland Park with his lovely wife Barbara. He loves Maryland seafood, Hopkins lacrosse, Ravens football, good books, tropical islands, and a dry martini, in no particular order.
From the shores of the Chesapeake to the Allegheny Mountains, "Your Maryland" brings you four centuries of colorful men and women who have called this state home. Join us on Thursdays at 5:30 during All Things Considered and discover—"Your Maryland."
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In the early years of the 20th century, "Diamond Jim" Brady was a man of enormous appetites, for food, entertainment, and, of course, diamonds. -
During the 1950s, a 300 pound former Marine from the Bronx and his teammates led the Baltimore Colts to thrilling victories and a league championship in… -
Abolitionist “Captain” John Brown made quite an impression on Frederick Douglass when they first met, but, while bound by the same passion, the two men… -
Count Fleet crossing finishing line to win Preakness Cup, May 1943. Baltimore, Maryland.Credit Arthur S. Siegel / Flickr/Creative CommonsEdit | RemoveIn…
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The story of William Othello Wilson, a native of Hagerstown who served as a "Buffalo Soldier" with the Ninth US Calvary fighting the Sioux at Pine Ridge… -
A little known story of one of the brave souls who helped to battle the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. -
During the War of 1812, Maryland militiamen, led by Joseph Stewart, captured the long boat belonging to the HMS Dauntless as it lay trapped in ice. -
On January 30, 1956, a devastating fire broke out at Arundel Park during a church fundraiser and oyster roast. -
Before he made a name for himself in the vaudeville scene in New York, Eubie “Mouse” Blake got his start playing honkytonk music in the pool halls,… -
On December 2nd, 1859, abolitionist John Brown met his end at the gallows in Charlestown, Virginia.
