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"Fatso - Artie Donovan"

WYPR - 88.1 FM Baltimore | By Ric Cottom,

Lisa Morgan

Published November 3, 2016 at 11:18 AM EDT

During the 1950's, when Maryland first became known as "The Land of Pleasant Living," one of the pleasant things about Baltimore was the NFL Colts, with beloved players like Unitas, Marchetti, and the one and only, Bronx-born giant of a man, Number 70, Artie Donovan.

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Ric Cottom

Ric 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.

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Lisa Morgan

Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College from 2002 – 2004 and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.

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