Category Archives: Baltimorons

Sammy Ross, Baltimore City Paper’s “Best of Baltimore” Mascot

Posted on March 17, 2011 by atomictv

Baltimore City Paper’s “1999 Best of Baltimore” “…Our spiritual inspiration, el luchador supremo, is our cover model, Sammy Ross–4 feet and 100 pounds of everything that’s right about this town. We went looking for a small person to wear a … Continue reading →

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RIP Sammy Ross, Dwarf Entertainer (1923-2010)

Posted on March 17, 2011 by atomictv

The Entertainer By Alan H. Feiler (The Jewish Times, 12/24/2010) As a youngster, Leah Schwartz remembers going to family gatherings where her uncle, Sammy Ross, would always come up and joke around, doing anything just to make her smile. “He’d … Continue reading →

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Not All The Slammers At Memorial Ended In Runs

Posted on February 11, 2011 by atomictv

By Rafael Alvarez (The Baltimore Sun, 10/6/1991) Today is your last opportunity to be arrested at a major league ballpark on 33rd Street. And if it is your desire to take a little piece of Memorial Stadium with you as … Continue reading →

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After 20 years at WJZ, Marty Bass continues to be one of the area’s most popular TV personalities (1998)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by atomictv

Success has meant not leaving Baltimore By Chris Kaltenbach (The Baltimore Sun, 1/11/1998) Baltimore was just supposed to be a brief stop on the way to big-time TV success. Some brief stop. Two decades later, Marty Bass is still plugging … Continue reading →

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