I live in Dallas and this comment you made "which is kind of boring, actually, except for the confrontation and the sophomoric "guy talk"..." is the norm for the morning show that Keith is on. There is a reason he went up to Nasty at the end of week. The morning show wanted a confrontation with nasty and knew they could be kicked out of the media center

That made no sense i saw the video and nasty started the whole thing what a bunch on bs this guy was talking about dumb blog

If you want the real story, void of opinions and friendship-biased comments, just find the video/audio of what went down.

Nestor has some anger issues, and he put them on display for all to see and hear. Gordon Keith and Nestor Aparicio just have a personality difference - Keith has one, and Nestor doesn't.

The saddest part of all of this is that Aparicio is supposed to be a broadcast journalist. If he can't find the war of wits and words with a "sophomoric talk guy", then he needs to leave the industry (but only after he turns in his man card .. choking another guy? c'mon ... grow a couple).

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Ray replies: The video I saw posted at Keith's Web site had only an obscured view of the confrontation.

That video was junk. You can't see anything and hear a bunch of underlings thinking that they just made the next Zapruder film. So if this cat from Dallas was really trying to make peace with Nestor, why did he choose to do so with a microphone??? If he were sincere, wouldn't he attempt to do this off the air? And more than that, why do it on Radio Row at the Superb Owl?

Man, Ray--you've had a good run of local sports media news lately, haven't you? Anita re-ups. Steve Davis is fired. And Nestor gets into a "fight".

Ray, your blog is starting to rock, keep going, you could be the next Roch.

Watching the video it sounded like to me that Gordon Keith wanted to make peace when he knew Nestor didn't, especially when he first approached him. Keith and his buddies sound like the type of people who enjoy ticking off people and seeing their reaction. If he had any sense he would have just left Nestor alone instead of "trying to make peace." I don't think Nestor is a violent person. If Keith presses charges like he said he might do in the video, then he is a jerk, gloating to the camera that he got "assaulted.: Get a life.

Yeah, I always "make peace" with my enemies by wearing a wire and stalking them to instigate trouble. Yeah, that's always the best way to make amends. HAHA!

It doesn't matter who shoved who first or had said what first really or what's on the video or audio. The facts are enough... Gordon Keith sought Nestor Aparicio out knowing he could instigate an argument by wearing a mike and make news and get some attention for his boring radio show.

Guess what people? There's no news here. Who cares? I doubt even the police care.

(Disclaimer: I'm not even a fan of Nasty Nestor nor do I listen to his radio station, can't even get it at my house, but I do have a brain and can identify shameless PR when I see it)

I've known Nestor since he was 14 years old. I did not seen the video clip, but I do know this. In all of the years I've known Nestor, I've never heard him utter a racial or ethnic slur. He does not have a prejudiced bone in his body. He is a self made, hard working young man. Every one occasionally gets pushed to a point where they've just had enough.

The only thing I cannot understand about Aparicio is how he and his sad little station can stay on the air. I was listening to ESPN interview L.T. and during a break, just for fun, I flipped onto 1570. Drew was talking about how excited he was about seeing a bunch of fans in Montreal Canadian wear. He and Aparicio did nothing but talk about that and some other "who cares" stuff for a minute or two, then I went back to ESPN.

i hear drew or nestor and i turn 1570 off they are that annoying. hainey and rob long are excellent however

"which is kind of boring, actually, except for the confrontation and the sophomoric "guy talk" about Lesley Visser."

Is the way you geographically stick up for people, rather then actually delivering the truth? Because there's a reason why The Ticket in Dallas is one of the most respected sports stations in the country and why The Musers show is so damn popular.

Stick to the paper business, because you obviously don't know radio. And any justification for what Nestor did, is disgusting. Baltimore or not, why don't you have some damn journalistic integrity and admit Aparicio was and is a jerk.

I'm sure opposition to your writing will be censored by your administrator though, so this is kind of pointless.

I seriously hope Nestor does face charges for this. He's on radio row. If he can't handle a colleague from another station coming up to him in a peaceful manner (on air or not) without physically assaulting him, he doesn't deserve to be employed or even out in the general population.

Oh and as far as Gordon Keith's radio show being "boring." I can assure you they produce more quality radio in a given day than Aparicio has in his entire career. There's a reason 'The Musers' and KTCK 1310 The Ticket have been nominated for and won Marconi awards. There's a reason Nestor Aparicio had to buy his own station to get on the air.

I am a transplanted Baltimorean living in Boca and always followed the Orioles during Spring Training when they were a Major League caliber team. It seems as if in the last 10-15 years, Jai Alai and Dog Racing offer more excitment. I remember well when a young Nestor Aparicio did a remote after each game is a nearby hotel lobby. He was a hard worker who set up and tore down all the equipment by himself before and after the show. I thought back then that he was going far in a minor market like Baltimore. I hope I was correct. By the way, please see if you can trade Angelos and get a decent hands-off owner.

I think Nestor is a jerk. I can't stand his radio station, but it seems that everyone there is overreacting.

I didn't know the diminutive Aparacio was physically capable of choking anyone...

Grew up in Pikesville and remember Aparicio as a serviceable minor league hockey reporter. Now living in Dallas, the entire Ticket radio station has been using Nestor as a 'radio bit' for the past 10 years, mostly because he used to wear a Ravens jersey with Nasty on it. The Ticket has tried to make peace with him on various occasions although I think most of the time they were using it so they could re-tell the stories on air. All week, the afternoon drive and morning drive were inching to go up to his booth to see what reaction they could get so they waited until Friday in case they got thrown out by the NFL. He's cursed them out in the past - the choking incident though is beyond belief. Fact is, the Ticket could never mention Aparicio again and still be the #1 station in a top 10 media market in the most important demographic and people would still not get 1570 outside of the Beltway. The Ticket egged him on, but he could not control his anger and now needs to answer for it.

anyone who listens to 1310 and Gordon Keith knows this was a bit, that Gordons MO to get under peoples skin. Not that I condone it but I say Gordon had it coming.

it seems rob long made a smart move going to Fox sports 1370 am !!!

And now for Gordon Keith's side, presented without comment since apparently, talking about the events from last year (even when using the word allegedly) are grounds for having a comment rejected:

"Late Friday, in an email sent to WFAA.com, Gordon said, "I approached him in a spirit of peace, to bury the hatchet for an old grudge he has held far too long about something no one can even remember."

Earlier in the week on radio row, I had approached another gentleman, Darrel Ankarlo, with whom we had had a radio spat with many years ago and Darrel and I resolved it with a handshake and a smile. I felt that there was hope to do the same with Nasty. Obviously I was mistaken. I offered Nasty nothing but kind words and he attacked me, grabbing my collar before choking me," he added.

Yeah, choking someone you don't like, even if you feel they "had it coming" is a perfectly reasonable and legal reaction.

Oh, wait...

I just can't believe how dumb Nestor is... he let himself be provoked to the point of physical confrontation? Idiot.

I live in Dallas, and I'm a listener of the Ticket, but not a huge fan or anything... and make no mistake, this station is staffed by a bunch of 8th graders. They can be very entertaining, and intelligent, but they trade on silly pranks and juvenile humor. It's been very successful for them, so I say more power to them. In this instance, Keith got EXACTLY what he wanted... to sound innocent and benign on the air, and get assaulted in a way that wouldn't (really) hurt him, but sounded very serious, so he can make a big deal out of it. Good grief, what is Aparicio THINKING? Stupid, stupid, stupid.

If Aparicio had a brain, he'd walk over to the Ticket's broadcast table first thing during super bowl week, sit down unannounced, don't give them a chance to promote it or make a big deal out of it, and just talk to them. If they wouldn't talk to him, he could rightfully say that they tried to talk to him without prior setup numerous times, so turnabout is fair play. If he did get on the air with them, they'd make fun of him, his hair, his demeanor, they'd do anything and everything they could to get a rise out of him, and as long as he didn't take the bait, they'd have nothing to use against him in the future. But it would take him NOT playing their game, he'd have to hold on to his temper and not take the bait, not be drawn offside...

No chance.

BTW, Aparicio's side of this as told in this blog doesn't add up... I saw the video also, and you can't see the actual confrontation, but just from the audio it's clear that Keith wasn't acting in an aggressive or confrontational manner. He's not stupid, of course he knows his mere presence is aggressive and confrontational to Aparicio. Nestor is showing is own immaturity by embellishing on the story, pretty silly since it was witnessed by many in person, and there's a rather definitive audio record of the event.

Nasty Nestor A.K.A. Elmer Fudd allegedly assaults a human being.

Film at 11.
No wait, tape at 10.
Well, O.K. web cam at 9.

BB:

I live in Dallas, am a sports fan and, personally, not a big fan of The Ticket. Yes, it is a popular station, however, to say that it is one of the most respected sports radio stations may be stretching it a bit. At most, it is a "sports light" station. With the exception of Bob Sterm and Norm Hifcus (sp?), it has run off most every legitimate sports personality from its roster over the past 10 years. To further illustrate my point, I need go no further than my wife who candidly admits that she's not really into sports but, nevertheless, regularly listens to the morning show. If you listen to it, then you know this show is chocked full of the crap involved with this confrontation. Surprisingly, Gordon Keith is generally not in the middle of such hijinks. The show's schtick is to entertain by most any means, and hopefully, at least loosely connected to sports. Thus, being in Tampa qualifies. There is no doubt in my mind that Mr. Keith's efforts were entirely staged. His explanation is nothing more than a self-serving attempt to paint himself as a victim in this scenario. If he were sincerely interested in "making peace" and knowing Aparicio's temper/likely reaction, he would have done so privately. With that said, Aparicio, to say the least, has issues.

Terp'nTexas, of course this was at least partially a bit on Gordon's part and he knew the back-and-forth between Aparicio and The Ticket made for good radio, which is why he decided to go over there with a microphone.

But they have legitimately been trying to make peace with Aparicio for years. That much is not a bit. Nestor just continually refuses to act like an adult. A couple years ago, they sent Norm Hitzges over to talk with him. No microphone or anything. Norm has been around forever and is respected by just about everyone in the sports radio business. He's all about sports and was trying to act as a mediator between the two sides. He came back saying Aparicio wanted no part of it and wouldn't listen to reason. Last year, Corby Davidson tried to bury the hatchet with him at the media party, once again no microphone, and this famously ended with Aparicio directing an anti-semitic slur in Corby's direction (despite the fact that he's not Jewish).

Regardless of Gordo's true motives, nothing justifies Aparicio's decision to physically assault him. If he decided to curse him out or even call NFL security on him, that's one thing, but he crossed the line, quite obviously.

"If he were sincerely interested in "making peace" and knowing Aparicio's temper/likely reaction, he would have done so privately."

*sigh*

Which is what Corby Davidson tried to do last year before being accused of having a hidden mic...which he didn't since audio of that encounter doesn't exist.

Norm Hitzges, the 65 year old broadcaster who's been around forever, tried to talk to Nestor and reportedly got cussed out of the room.

I realize the station is what it is. They play bits and appeal to our immature side. And what started this feud was a bit, though nobody can remember exactly what that was. Nestor probably couldn't tell you what started it, either.

But you can't say there hasn't been a level of sincerity in the station's attempts to bury the hatchet here.

Anyone who is trying to make this Aparicio confrontation a newsworthy event needs to get a grip on reality. Why give the little man from Dundalk any more pub than he currently has?
Good, bad, or indifferent, he'll take as much of the spotlighht as humanly possible. Ignore him, and he'll go away.

Whether or not Gordo was sincere doesn't matter. The "facts" in this blog credited to Nestor don't even match up with the actual audio - proof of the confrontation.
Why don't you just post the police report in your blog since The Ticket staff that talked to Tampa Police were told that Aparicio admitted to choking Gordon Keith. Just a thought - especially since the police reportedly said that Nestor Aparicio cussed continuously while talking to police.
What a class act. What a useless wonder. Anyone who responds to words with violence is a little beyond "having issues" - he has no apparent anger management skills whatsoever.
So what if it was shtick? You're going to become THAT person in response?
Instead of buying your way into radio - maybe you should have sought help, Nestor. There's still time for that - although hopes for credibility are lost.

Is Nestor willing to face criminal charges and civil litigation for all this "free" publicity? Moving his station further ahead in his market's rankings won't do him any good if Gordon Keith owns it! I personally enjoy the tomfoolery employed by the ticket, and it harms no one. Physical assaults, howerver, can and do hurt people.

I find it funny that most people on here who are from Dallas and aren't big fans of the Ticket say it's because they don't really talk or know sports. Well the truth is they do talk sports, they talk about relevant sporting events, local sports, and break sports news. But when there is nothing relevant to talk about, they talk about other stuff...probably why they are one of the most listened to sports stations. I for one don't need to turn over to ESPN during the Summer and here detail for detail about a major league team's loss the night before and what they have to do to right the ship...You can talk about something so much before it becomes tiresome and redundant. Fortunately they understand that, most other stations don't.

As for Keith, I have no doubt he was looking for something like this to happen...but choking? Come on, don't defend it. I just wonder how Nestor keeps getting Super Bowl credentials...from what it sounds like in the Baltimore area, he's a pretty bad sportscaster, who can't really keep jobs. I don't know though...but choking...he shouldn't be aloud back at the "Superb Owl" as I read in one person's comments...if he's not there, problem solved.

You have to wonder when people make statements about how Gordon staged this entire thing with fake sincerity as approaching Nestor to "appear the victim", that would mean Gordon went into that exchange knowing fully he was going to get choked. Was he trying to get a drop, or a cuss out? Maybe. Physically attacked? Probably not. There is no way to act the victim before anything even happens to you.

I have to wonder if this isn't a giant set up by the Ticket and Nestor, to help both radio shows. They really love each other but stage a war of personalities to keep the Dallas fan entertained and keep Nestor on the air.

Nestor is arrogant. Everyone who has met him understands. He gets what he deserves.

Po' little Nestor got his feelings hurt!! He bit and now has egg on his face. I am not a P1 or a P2, but even if they were jackin with Nestor, Nestor has shown what a little man he is....He probably was the little boy who always grabbed his toys and went home. BTW, thank him for all the laughs.

You have to wonder if Aparicio will show up at XLV or not.