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State Circle Guests

Fridays at 7pm

Friday, May 26, 2023

Protecting The Chesapeake Bay 

Zack Kelleher
Sassafras Riverkeeper
shorerivers.org/
mpt.org/bayweek/

Josh Kurtz
Secretary, Natural Resources
https://dnr.maryland.gov/

Friday, May 19, 2023

Maryland's History Of Lynchings

David Fakunle Ph.D
Maryland Lynching Truth & Reconciliation Commission
https://msa.maryland.gov/lynching-truth-reconciliation

Pandemic Learning Loss

Tom Kane Ph.D
Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/

Friday, May 12, 2023

Maryland Horse Racing Industry

Alan Foreman
Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
https://www.mdhorsemen.com/

Alan Rifkin
The Maryland Jockey Club
https://www.laurelpark.com

NewsMaker

Jay Perman, MD
Chancellor, University System Of Maryland
https://www.usmd.edu/

Friday, May 5, 2023

Political Roundtable

Mileah Kromer, Ph.D. 
Goucher College Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics
https://www.goucher.edu/hughes-center/

Todd Eberly, Ph.D. 
Professor, St. Mary's College of Maryland
https://www.smcm.edu/

NewsMaker

Chrissy Thornton
President & CEO, Associated Black Charities
https://www.associatedblackcharities.org/

Friday, April 28, 2023

Remembering Former House Speaker Cas Taylor

Tom Lewis
Former Chief of Staff

Baltimore Catholic Church Child Sex Abuse

Jonathan Schochor
Attorney, Schochor And Staton Law Firm
https://sfspa.com/

Friday, April 21, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Week

Zack Kelleher
Sassafras Riverkeeper
shorerivers.org/
mpt.org/bayweek/

Josh Kurtz
Secretary, Natural Resources
https://dnr.maryland.gov/

Friday, April 14, 2023

2023 Legislative Session Ends

Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President

Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) House Speaker

Del. Jason Buckel
(R) House Minority Leader

Sen. Steve Hershey
(R) Senate Minority Leader

Friday, April 7, 2023

NewsMaker

Carol Beatty
Secretary, Maryland Department of Disabilities
https://mdod.maryland.gov/

Mission To The Moon
Reid Wiseman
Artemis 2 Commander 
https://www.nasa.gov/

Friday, March 31, 2023

NewsMaker

Rafael López
Secretary, Maryland Department of Human Services
https://dhs.maryland.gov/

Political Roundtable

Josh Kurtz
Maryland Matters
https://www.marylandmatters.org/

Friday, March 24, 2023

Annapolis FaceOff

Del. Vanessa Atterbeary
(D) Howard County

Del. Jason Buckel
(R) House Minority Leader

Political Roundtable

Sam Janesch
The Baltimore Sun
baltimoresun.com

Friday, March 17, 2023

NewsMaker

David Lapp
Maryland People's Counsel
https://opc.maryland.gov/

Political Roundtable

Steve Lash
The Daily Record
https://thedailyrecord.com/

Friday, March 10, 2023

NewsMaker

Paul Wiedefeld
Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation
https://mdot.maryland.gov/

Political Roundtable

Pamela Wood
The Baltimore Banner
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/

Friday, March 3, 2023

FaceOff

Del. Jesse Pippy 
(R) Frederick County

Del. Lorig Charkoudian
(D) Montgomery County

Political Roundtable

Jeff Barker
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Dr. Aminta Breaux
President, Bowie State University
https://bowiestate.edu/
https://theciaa.com/

Friday, February 24, 2023

NewsMaker

Brooke Lierman
Maryland Comptroller
https://www.marylandtaxes.gov/

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Al Hutchinson
President & CEO, Visit Baltimore
https://baltimore.org/
https://theciaa.com/

Friday, February 17, 2023

NewsMaker

Calvin Ball
President, MD Association of Counties & Howard County Executive
https://www.mdcounties.org/
https://msa.maryland.gov/

Political Roundtable

Will Ford
marylandmatters.org

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Ricky Smith
Executive Director & CEO, BWI Marshall Airport 
https://www.bwiairport.com/
https://theciaa.com/

Friday, February 10, 2023

NewsMaker

Del. C.T. Wilson
(D) Charles County

Political Roundtable

Matt Bush
WYPR Radio
https://www.wypr.org/

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Dr. Aminta Breaux
President, Bowie State University
https://bowiestate.edu/
https://theciaa.com/

Friday, February 3, 2023

NewsMaker

Anthony Brown
Maryland Attorney General
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/

Political Roundtable

Ovetta Wiggins
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/

2023 CIAA Basketball Tournament

Bob Ingram
CIAA Advisory Board
https://theciaa.com/

Friday, January 27, 2023

Annapolis Faceoff

Del. Luke Clippinger 
(D) Baltimore City

Del. Lauren Arikan
(R) Harford County

Political Roundtable

Hannah Gaskill
The Baltimore Sun
https://www.baltimoresun.com/

Friday, January 20, 2023

NewsMaker

Sen. Guy Guzzone
(D) Howard County

Political Roundtable

Erin Cox
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/

Friday, January 13, 2023

NewsMaker

Dereck Davis
Maryland State Treasurer
https://www.treasurer.state.md.us/

Political Roundtable

Bryan Sears
The Daily Record
https://thedailyrecord.com/

Friday, January 6, 2023

2023 Maryland Legislative Session Preview

Del. Adrienne Jones
(D) House Speaker

Sen. Bill Ferguson
(D) Senate President

Del. Jason Buckel
(R) House Minority Leader

Maryland's Respiratory Illnesses Battle

Bob Atlas
President, Maryland Hospital Association
https://www.mhaonline.org/

Friday, December 30, 2022

Classroom Crossroads

Shamoyia Gardiner
Executive Director, Strong Schools Maryland
https://www.strongschoolsmaryland.org/

David Steiner, Ph.D
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute For Education Policy
https://education.jhu.edu/

Friday, December 23, 2022

Newsmaker

Ivan Bates
Incoming Baltimore State's Attorney

NewsMaker

Shelonda Stokes
President, Downtown Partnership Of Baltimore
https://godowntownbaltimore.com/

Friday, December 16, 2022

NewsMaker

Brian Frosh
Maryland Attorney General
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/

Electric Only New Buildings

Will Jawando
Montgomery County Councilmember
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

Black Women Will Save The World: An Anthem

April Ryan
White House Correspondent
https://www.aprildryan.com/

Artworks New Season

T.L. Benton
Producer of Artworks
https://www.mpt.org/programs/artworks/

Friday, December 9, 2022

Classroom Crossroads

Shamoyia Gardiner
Executive Director, Strong Schools Maryland
https://www.strongschoolsmaryland.org/

David Steiner, Ph.D
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute For Education Policy
https://education.jhu.edu/

Friday, December 2, 2022

NewsMaker

Rep. Kweisi Mfume
(D) Maryland

Political Roundtable

Del. David Moon (D) 
Montgomery County
Del. Jazz Lewis (D) 
Prince George's County

Friday, November 25, 2022

Newsmaker

Ivan Bates
Incoming Baltimore State's Attorney

NewsMaker

Shelonda Stokes
President, Downtown Partnership Of Baltimore
https://godowntownbaltimore.com/

Friday, November 18, 2022

Classroom Crossroads

Shamoyia Gardiner
Executive Director, Strong Schools Maryland
https://www.strongschoolsmaryland.org/

David Steiner, Ph.D
Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute For Education Policy
https://education.jhu.edu/

Friday, November 11, 2022

NewsMaker

Governor-Elect Wes Moore
(D) Maryland

12th Grade From West Baltimore

Davioin Hill
Student

Susan Hadary
Producer, From West Baltimore

Friday, November 4, 2022

Political Roundtable

Sen. Malcolm Augustine
(D) Prince George's County

Del. Matt Morgan
(R) St. Mary's County

Newsmaker

Ivan Bates
Incoming Baltimore State's Attorney

Friday, October 28, 2022

Political Roundtable

Bruce DePuyt
Maryland Matters
www.marylandmatters.org

Dwight Weingarten
Gannett Newspapers
https://muckrack.com/media-outlet/gannett

NewsMaker

Shelonda Stokes
President, Downtown Partnership Of Baltimore
https://godowntownbaltimore.com/

Friday, October 21, 2022

Candidates For Comptroller

Brooke  Lierman
(D) Candidate For Comptroller

Barry Glassman
(R) Candidate For Comptroller

Maryland Five Star Impact

Tom Riford
Assistant Secretary Of Commerce
https://commerce.maryland.gov/

Friday, October 14, 2022

Candidates For Lieutenant Governor

Aruna Miller
(D) Candidate For Lieutenant Governor

Gordana Schifanelli
(R) Candidate For Lieutenant Governor

Candidates For Attorney General

Anthony Brown
(D) Candidate For Attorney General

Michael Peroutka
(R) Candidate For Attorney General

Friday, October 7, 2022

Roundtable

Erin Cox
Washingtonpost.com

William Ford
Marylandmatters.org

Health of the Chesapeake Bay

Emily Scarr
State Director, Maryland PIRG
https://pirg.org/maryland

Friday, September 30, 2022

New Term Limits

Larry Gibson
Law Professor, Carey School of Law, UMB
https://www.law.umaryland.edu/

Carville Collins
People for Elected Accountability and Civic Engagement
https://www.dlapiper.com/

Ask The Candidates

Nancy Wallace
(Green Party) Candidate for Governor

Friday, September 23, 2022

Prescription Drug Costs

Van Mitchell
Chairman, Prescription Drug Affordability Board
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25ind/html/55prescript.html

Ask The Candidates

David Lashar
(Libertarian) Candidate for Governor

Friday, September 16, 2022

Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

Shad Ewart
Anne Arundel Community College
https://www.aacc.edu/

David  Gorelick, MD, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/

Ask The Candidates

David Harding
(Working Class Party) Candidate for Governor

Friday, September 9, 2022

HBCU Special

Dr. Jorim Reid, Director of Bands, Morgan State University
Morgan.edu