Retired Teacher Runs 97 Underground From His Basement (Video)
A radio station that got its start inside Dundalk High School is still going decades later, now operating from the basement of retired teacher Tom Pless.
Pless taught at Dundalk High for 42 years and helped launch the station with students. As grunge took over in the 1990s, 97 Underground eventually left the traditional airwaves and moved online. Today, Pless runs the operation from his Catonsville home, with DJs from the station’s earlier days still contributing shows. WMAR recently profiled Pless and 97 Underground:
