April McClain Delaney is the Democratic nominee for the House of Representatives in Maryland's 6th Congressional District and is running to replace outgoing Congressman David Trone. Delaney’s husband, John Delaney, held the seat for 6 years, from 2013-2019.

The 6th District encompasses the northwest part of Maryland, including all of Garrett, Allegany, Frederick, and Washington counties as well as part of Montgomery County.

Delaney is facing Neil Parrot, a former Republican delegate from Hagerstown who has run for the seat two previous times.

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Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share another weekly review of a local theatrical production.

Rousuck reviewed Machinal, at Fells Point Corner Theatre through September 29. The play leans into Expressionism, Rousuck said. How is that conveyed on stage?

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Baltimore sports teams struggled in recently weeks. But for the Orioles, maybe the magic is back. Yesterday, Anthony Santander’s two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Orioles to a victory over the San Francisco Giants. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and was only the 4th time the O’s won in their last 12 games.

The O's face the Detroit Tigers for the first installment of a three-game series tonight at the Yard.

Jon Meoli is the Orioles Columnist for our news partner, the Baltimore Banner.

The Raven's slow start to the NFL season is also a cause of concern for Baltimore sports fans. Jonas Shaffer, the Banner's Ravens beat reporter, joins us to discuss the latest.

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Former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening joins Midday to discuss Keep Our Republic. This organization is a coalition of former governors working to assure the votes cast in the 2024 election are reported in accordance with the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022.

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The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 is the conservative think tank's plan for federal policy if the Republican Party and former President Donald Trump wins the presidential election.

Midday hosted several conversations this election season about Project 2025 and its consequences for Marylanders.

Today, Charles Kaiser, a writer for The Nation, joins Midday to talk about the consequences for LGTBQ+ Americans if policy from the Heritage Foundation's plan was adopted. His recent story is, Project 2025 Is Coming After LGTBQ Americans.

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A new exhibition of Indigenous art at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is called Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum. 

Dare Turner and Leilia Grothe are the curators of the huge show. Turner is a member of the Yurok Tribe and Curator of Indigenous Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Grothe is the Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the BMA.

They joined Tom Hall to discuss the importance of including native and indigenous perspectives in contemporary art.

(Artwork by Luiseño/Puyukitchum, Ipai, and Mexican American)

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Constitutional law expert and Professor at University of Baltimore School of Law Kim Wehle joins Midday to breakdown the latest criminal cases surrounding former President Donald Trump.

Wehle also discusses challenges to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on president immunity, plans for reform of that court and how the legal branch of government might respond to efforts to steal the 2024 election.

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Gabe Ortis is the newest addition to our staff of on-air personalities.

He brings a wealth of previous experience of work in radio, politics to the position. Also on his resume; starring in a reality television show. Ortis is a contestant on a the new season of Survivor, which premieres tonight.

Ortis joins Midday to talk about being a castaway and what its like to compete on one of television's oldest reality programs.

(Photo courtesy CBS Entertainment)

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John Davis, the creator, producer and host of MotorWeek, joins Midday on Cars.

Now in season 44, MotorWeek is the longest running automotive show on television. The show is produced at Maryland Public Television and syndicated on PBS stations across the country.

Davis discusses plug-in hybrids, new labor contracts for auto workers and the best way to take care of your car as temperatures start to plummet.

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Today on Midday, Maryland’s public schools are at a critical juncture. Test scores—one way of grading student performance—made modest gains following a COVID-19 pandemic-era slump. But scores remain stubbornly low—ranking among the bottom 10 states in 4th-grade reading and mathematics.

Dr. Carey Wright, Maryland's new State Superintendent of Schools, joins Midday. She is seeking to make lasting changes to public schools across the state. In her previous role as superintendent for Mississippi schools, Wright lead a remarkable turnaround in the state's math and reading tests scores. Can she do the same in Maryland?

Wright's initiatives includes the adoption of a new method of teaching reading. Additionally, a controversial proposed literary policy could hold back 3rd grade students who fail to achieve required reading prowess.

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