He's Holy & I'm Knott

The Great Dr. Rev. Al Hathaway (He's Holy) and Martin G. Knott Jr (I'm Knott) bringing forward special guests to talk about amazing things that are happening throughout the great city of Baltimore. We will be operating without a net and talking about everything under the Sun. Who can stop what must arrive now, something new is waiting to be born!

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the President & CEO of Global Refuge, Krish O'Mara Vignarajah. 06/16/2025

He's Holy & I'm Knott, Baltimore Public Markets Tour 2025 - Hollins Market 05/29/2025

He's Holy & I'm Knott, Baltimore Public Markets Tour 2025 - Hollins Market We’re back from hibernation! It’s been a busy stretch, but we’re ready to roll out a series of exciting releases. We’re thrilled to announce our first stop in what we’re calling the Baltimore Market Series. This project stems from something I worked on nearly ten years ago with Damian O’Doherty, called Market People. At the time, we were frustrated with the state of Baltimore’s public markets and wanted to raise awareness. It worked. The market system has improved significantly, and Hollins Market is on the upswing after a major investment in its infrastructure. So let’s get started. If you haven’t been to Hollins Market lately, you’re in for a surprise. As the oldest public market in the city, it’s now also one of the freshest. Thanks to a major facelift and the dedication of community partners, Hollins Market has been beautifully restored. From the striking façade to the vibrant energy inside, you can feel the pride radiating from every brick. We were fortunate to sample food from K’s Chicken and Freshly Seafood. MikksKakes also came through with four incredible cupcakes. Everything was fresh and delicious. But Hollins Market is more than just a place to grab lunch—it’s a symbol of West Baltimore’s revival. This is a neighborhood with deep roots and big dreams, and Hollins is once again its heartbeat. We spoke with vendors, neighbors, and leaders who are bringing new life to this historic space. From soulful sandwiches and sizzling tacos to fresh produce and handmade goods, there’s something for everyone—and more on the way. This tour isn’t just about food; it’s about people, and Hollins Market is full of them: resilient, creative, and ready to grow. Big shoutout to the folks at the Baltimore Public Markets Corporation, developers, city leaders, and community members who made this transformation possible. Join us in a conversation with Abigail Lammel, who’s leading communication efforts system-wide. She knows all the players. First up with her is Ms. Islah, who lives and breathes this neighborhood. She knows everyone at the market, who’s got the best of the best, and she has a wide-open heart for her fellow neighbors. Following her is Mr. Scott, another neighborhood leader who loves the market and understands its impact on these up-and-coming Southwest Baltimore neighborhoods. We had great conversations that all came down to one theme: people make neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are diverse, energized, and on the rise—you can feel it. Tune in. Hollins Market proves what’s possible when we invest in our neighborhoods, honor our history, and feed the future. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. See you at the next stop! /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/36773830

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Beau Higginbotham, President & CEO of Ascension Saint Agnes 01/02/2025

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Mike Henderson, the President of ABC Baltimore 12/12/2024

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Howard Perlow, EVP of Residential Title & Escrow and Commercial Settlement 12/04/2024

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Aaron Tomarchio, the Leader at Tradepoint Atlantic 11/26/2024

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Aaron Tomarchio, the Leader at Tradepoint Atlantic Rev. Al and I are set to finish the Vegas Series this week and today we have a Superstar sitting poolside with us, the great Aaron Tomarchio. He's making a huge impact on our City and County by leading the redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel site, aka Sparrows Point, now Tradepoint Atlantic. I met Aaron when he was working in Harford County during the O'Malley days, he was always ready to get things done, not much has changed. At Tradepoint his responsibilities include overseeing government and regulatory affairs, public and community relations, and corporate marketing efforts. He has an extremely strong team around him but let's reflect on this place, it's got rail, it's got 50' Berths, and it's got tons of land. It's an understatement that this is a complex site, Aaron is handling it with grace and class. Before joining Tradepoint Atlantic, Tomarchio had an extensive career in public administration, serving in various executive roles in Maryland's state and local government, including nine years as Chief of Staff to the Harford County Executive, David Craig. He also held positions with the Maryland Department of Planning and worked in corporate affairs at Erickson Living. At Tradepoint Atlantic, Aaron has been instrumental in engaging with the community, ensuring transparency in the site's redevelopment process, and securing critical federal and state support for infrastructure development. Under his leadership, they are transforming the 3,300-acre site into a key economic driver for the region, with projections of creating over 10,000 jobs and generating $2.9 billion in annual economic impact. Tradepoint has played a major role in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse and we get into the details of Tradepoint's immediate and long term plans resulting from that tragedy. Come along with us as you roll down the road to a Thanksgiving Dinner and learn about this guy, he's a superstar, and definitely Holy along with the Rev, and I'm Knott... Happy Thanksgiving.... /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/32593467

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Howard County Executive Calvin Ball for a Poolside Chat 10/25/2024

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski 10/08/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Baltimore City Police Commissioner, Richard Worley & the Signal 13 Foundation 08/20/2024

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Baltimore's own King of all Radio, Nestor Aparicio! 07/30/2024

Vegas Series - He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive 07/25/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Johnathan Davis, CEO of Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. 07/02/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Rev. Kevin Slayton, advisor to Baltimore's most prominant Leaders, a public affairs professional, & author 06/18/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the CEO of the Baltimore Community Foundation, Dr. Shanaysha Sauls. 06/11/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Howard Libit, the Executive Director of the Baltimore Jewish Council 06/04/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Howard Libit, the Executive Director of the Baltimore Jewish Council Rev Al and I are so pleased to bring this conversation forward....I thought we had lost the recording but recently ressurected it from an obcure folder and we could be more pleased... This wide ranging conversation was recorded not too long after the recent conflict in Israel began, the timelessness of Howards emotions and feelings about this conflict makes this just a relevant now as it was when we recorded it. Rev Al and I love Howard, he's a good friend and Howard and I have worked closely because of the time he spent at KO Publics Affairs. He was the expert as I watched he Steve and Damian Phoenix that effort and I learned alot about news stories and news cycles. While co-creating Center Maryland and we spent many mornings organizing the days stories well before the sun came up.... Howards successful journey should be of no surprise to anyone who knows him, he's a super human workhorse and he reaches the Top of whatever mountain he decides to climb howard holds the record as the youngest Editor in the Sun Papers history, he now he's the driving force behind the Baltimore Jewish Council. As Executive Director, Howard leads initiatives fostering unity, advocating for social justice, and promoting dialogue within and beyond Baltimore's Jewish community. Baltimore's Jewish Community is ne of the largest in the United states. His dedication to inclusivity and collaboration sets the tone for impactful change. Kudos to Howard for his leadership and commitment to making a difference! We can all be thankful for Howard, a great father and husband to Jodie and two great kids..If your looking for him go to Oriole Park, he loves taking in a baseball game with the Family, you might see him. Howard, thanks for taking the time, Rev Al and I are thrilled to bring this one to our listeners. Peace Brother! /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/31515987

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Joe DeMattos, the President & CEO of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM), Joe DeMattos. 05/28/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Mr. James Williams, Director of Federal Regulations at the American Cancer Society 05/21/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes one of the Great Union leaders of our time, the great Pat Moran of the AFSCME 04/02/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the a Baltimore legend, Keifer Mitchell from the legendary Mitchell Family 02/22/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the Visionary Rebecca Hoffberger Founder of the American Visionary Arts Museum 02/13/2024

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the Visionary Rebecca Hoffberger Founder of the American Visionary Arts Museum We are back and we have 4 shows lined up for the opening of Season 4. We have some amazing guests coming out over the next four weeks and we are very excited for Season 4. Following todays post with Rebecca Hoffberger we have three more great Marylanders, Keiffer Mitchell, Pat Moran and James Williams of the Amerrican Cancer Society. Stay tuned for these Tuesday releases over the next few weeks as we get in the studio with some great new guests. It's so great to Welcome the great Rebecca Hoffberger. A visionary for the Visionaries, Visionary Artists that is, she's established one of the most unique treasured Museums in the Country. Rebecca is someone that Rev. Al and I have both known for a long time. She was married to an incredible man who also had vision the late Leroy Hoffberger, father to one of my best friends Doug Hoffberger... Smaltimore... Rebecca has done an incredible job with the American Visionary Arts Museum, how about this fact, AVAM is second to the BMA when it comes to visitors and that's saying something given the incredible Museums we have in Baltimore. Rebecca is gifted and she has the most beautiful soul, she's traveled the world and worked with some incredible minds. A life-long devotee of the power of intuition and fresh thought, Hoffberger was accepted into college at age 15 though chose instead the personal invitation of internationally renowned mime Marcel Marceau, to become his first American apprentice in Paris. By 19, Rebecca had co-founded her own ballet company and by 21, was a sought-after consultant to a broad spectrum of nonprofits, including research and development scientific companies. At 25, she was awarded the title of “Dame” for her work to establish medical field hospitals in Nigeria. She studied alternative and folk medicine in Mexico. Returning to the States, Hoffberger served on the Board of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center in Virginia and worked as Development Director at the Sinai Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry for People Encouraging People, where she first conceived her unique national visionary museum/education center. In recognition of this distinguished achievement in the museum field, Hoffberger was awarded the 2011 Katherine Coffey Award by the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums. Hoffberger has received Honorary Doctorates from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Stevenson University, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, and McDaniel College, as well as awarded Loyola College's Andrew White Award—the school’s highest civic honor—the College of Notre Dame Sarah's Circle Award, and was selected as Franklin & Marshall College's Conrad Nelson Lecturer. She is an inductee into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, a winner of the Urban Land Institute's National Award for Excellence, Israel Bonds' Golda Meir Award, and the first recipient of the Sir Arthur C. Clarke Vision and Imagination Award. Any questions, we get into lots of things, there's so much to talk about, both Rev. Al and I are thrilled to know and call Rebecca a good friend. Thanks Rebecca! You're gonna love this one! Enjoy! /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/29895723

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Bernard Foster, a man on a mission at the Tuerk House. 12/15/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Walter Billips and Earl El -Amin and we're talking skills development and new starts 12/08/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Waves of positive energy from Samantha Musgrave and Devin Weaver of Project Waves 11/30/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Waves of positive energy from Samantha Musgrave and Devin Weaver of Project Waves Reverand Al and I have been busy, AIR LLC and Beloved Community Services are about as busy as they have ever been and before we get even busier. So its time to get busy with a series of new Podcasts to be released over the next two months. We've been back in the Advanced Indoor Resources Poast Studio with a bunch of exciting new guests. So get ready for weekly Posts as the next two months are filled with amazing guests just like Samantha Musgrove and Devin Weaver. These two young hungry individuals are making Waves bringing free internet to parts of Baltimore that could easily be considered Internet Deserts. More than 96,000 homes in Baltimore City lack internet home service. This has broad implications for these residents who lack this service. How about this fact, at the start of the pandemic more than 24,000 students couldn't get online to continue their educations while they spent much of the Spring at home. That statistic in and of itself is why we are promoting this work. You might well imagine where we do and don't have service throughtout the City, and if you guessed the same neighborhoods that were redlined over 100 years ago you guessed right. Project Waves was founded in 2018 and through the design and creation of the Waves Point to Multipoint wireless network, their team has connected over 300 households to free high speed internet service. Baltimore City residents face one of the highest rates of Digital Disconnectivity in the United States. As you might imagine a lack of access, affordability and digital literacy exacerbate disparities in Education, healthcare access, stable housing and more. Unlike traditional Internet Servcie Providers Project Waves is a non profit who's priority is ensuring members of their network have relaible high speed internet service regardless of socioeconomic status. Samantha and Devin bring so much energy and knowledge to this effort and they are a dynamic duo that are getitng the job done despite a lack of help and urgency from the City, who ultimately controls their destiny. Listen in to this Podcast, there's so much to learn and understand about the heavy lifting that the people at Project Waves have undertaken. Thanks to Sam and Devin your energy and enthusiam for providing what the UN has declared a human right, Internet service for all. Thanks for all you are doing to close the gap. /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/28877598

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry and Baltimore City Councilman Eric Costello 09/26/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the great Mayor of Richmond Virginia, Virginia's own Mr. Levar Stoney 09/18/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes the great Mayor of Richmond Virginia, Virginia's own Mr. Levar Stoney So we are out in Las Vegas with all of the Developers in Maryland and as it turns out many Maryland born developers have also started developing in Virginia and who do we find at the Maryland Pool my friend, Levar Stoney..the Mayor of Richmond. He grew up in Hampton Roads, went to James Madison and his next stop was Richmond. He fell in love with it and so why not become the Mayor. The people of Richmond love him and he's done a great job as Mayor since being elected in 2016. It's a two term limit in Virginia for Mayor and one term for the Governor, the Mayors success has many people in Virginia talking about a run for Governor in his future. This conversation spans 40 minutes but starts with Rev Al and the Mayor exchanging historical facts and family ties as the Rev has family from Richmond and knows his stuff, the ensuing discussion is enlightening and fun. The City of Richmond is a place where Levar Stoney is making a huge differance. He is the 80th Mayor elected in Richmond history, and prior to that he was the Secretary of State for Governor Terri McCaliffe's where he was the youngest member of that Administration. Levar Stoney is a winner, he knows how to build community, he knows how to lead and as a result the numbers across the board in Richmond are getting better. He's investing in Parks and infrastructure to support a City on the rise. If you like Food Richmond is a new hot spot for foodies... Jump in and learn about what makes this guy tick, Rev Al and I are so grateful for his time in between meetings and looking at deals for the City of Richmond. We were lucky to have him come by. Thanks Levar, we appreciate you, your love for our neighbors to the south and your open mind about Government and how it can be better for the people... we can't wait to see what you do next. /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/28072518

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Farmer Chippy the Executive Director of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm 09/08/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes one of Baltimore's most respected Developers Mark Renbaum Principal at MLR Partners 09/01/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes one of Baltimore's most respected Developers Mark Renbaum Principal at MLR Partners So if you're looking for a conversation about development you might want to find yourself by the Pool at the Maryland Party at the ICSC Conference in Las Vegas Nevada. Rev. Al and I couldn't be more pleased to have the opportunity to catch up with Mark Renbaum, a friend, and a man on a mission to bring a Transit Oriented Development to Lutherville, Maryland. Mark's firm owns the old Caldor site and is looking to redevelop that site as a transit oriented residential and commercial developement. He's also developing in the City with David Bramble at Northwood Plaza adjacent to Morgan plus he's involved in the redevelopment of Madison Park at the 800 Block of North Ave, a place that hasn't been invested in for too long. Mark takes the community approach, he understands that the community needs to be involved and he is working with them on prioritizing green space in Lutherville and delivering the ammenities that support a strong community. Look at the transformation of Northwood by two of Baltimore's best developers, a once blighted property now thriving with great retailers and a new grocery store for the community and it has all the amenties that the Morgan students want. Lutherville is next and the investment in that property is going take the value from 9 million to over 200 million dollars. The taxpayers paid for the light rail a long time ago, we should be maximizing it's use, this development improves the ROI for taxpayers and we all agree that we should be maximizing transit oriented development where ever we can. This is Holy work and Rev Al says Mark is a Holy man! Come along for this lesson in development, he really is one of Baltimore's best. Thanks Mark for coming on to talk about your work and this incredible development in Lutherville, we can wait to see it when it's done! /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/27915330

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman from the ICSC in Las Vegas Maryland's Real Estate Extravaganza 08/25/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Delegate Elizabeth Embry a rising star in our State's Legislature from a great Baltimore Family. 08/18/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Craig Thompson, Esq. the new Chair of the Maryland Stadium Authority 08/08/2023

He's Holy I'm Knott Welcomes Craig Thompson, Esq. the new Chair of the Maryland Stadium Authority How about this guy, super lawyer, author of several childrens books, educated in Maryland's Public School system, he's a Terp for Life! He serves on multiple Boards at the University of Maryland, he Chaired Gov. Wes Moore's campaign and is now the Board Chair of the Maryland Stadium Authority. Ladies and Gentlemen, Rev Al and I are thrilled to open up Season #3 with Craig Thompson. We talk about everything, and it was a true pleasure to get to know this incredible man. He wanted to teach his young daughter about diversity and there wasn't enough material focused on diversity so a simple concept of ABC's resulted in the publishing of two childrens books focused on the ABC's of African American Inventors and Afrtican American History. He also wrote a chapter in a book called the Life and Death of Tupac Shakur, how's that for cool. He sees problems and he fixes them, he sees challenges and he overcomes them, he sees holes he fills them. Born to a single working mother, whom he talks about with such reverance it's no wonder he's been able to achieve all that he has acheived. He's keeping it simple, be a great son, be a great father and be a great husband. What's going on with Craig Thompson? Come along for a ride and get to know this incredible Baltimoreon as he embarks on a new journey at the Maryland Stadium Authority, an organization that's got a lot of balls in the air. His collective experience will be great for the citizens of our great state. Amazing organizations need amazing leaders, MSA just landed Craig Thompson, what a catch! Thanks Craig, for all you do for our Community. The Rev and I can't think of a better way to kick off our latest Season with great conversations like this one to take us through the New Year! Here we go.....10...9...8...7...6....... /episode/index/show/cfab543e-7545-40d9-929d-5f2bf2842d89/id/27681903

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