Courtesy the Baltimore Sun

(April 4, 2011) Whether or not you agree with the Orioles' decision to have their games broadcast on WBAL this year instead of 105.7 The Fan, the move has provided WBAL with an opportunity to showcase some of it's younger on-air talent in covering the team.

Brett Hollander -- who has been hosting "Sportsline," the station's weeknight call-in talk show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- will also become a regular part of the Orioles pre-game coverage as the host of the nightly program "O's On-Deck."

The 15-minute show, which debuts tonight and will end 15 minutes prior to the team's official pre-game show with Joe Angel and Fred Manfra, will focus on bringing listeners in-depth interviews and features about the team.

Hollander, a Baltimore native who went to Gilman before pursuing his passion for sports broadcasting at Dickinson College, believes the show will give Orioles fans even more of a window into the locker room and the inner workings of the team.

"Every night we're going to try and have a feature story on a player or an aspect of the club, from the major leagues to the minor leagues, that we think people will find interesting," Hollander said. "We're going to try and take you beyond who the starting pitcher is and really look at things from every angle."

Hollander's debut feature will be on O's pitcher Jeremy Guthrie, and the responsibility he feels having been the Orioles Opening Day starter three times in the past four seasons.

"We feel we have the best sports staff in town, and that we have a lot we can bring to the table," Hollander said. "Over the course of the year, that's going to speak for itself."

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