CATONSVILLE, Md. — Tom Pless spent more than 40 years teaching in Baltimore County. Now, he runs a metal radio station from his basement, which he says reaches a quarter million listeners worldwide.
Pless has a man cave most can only dream of; basement jam sessions are next-level. For thousands of followers across several platforms, he runs 97 Underground.
Pless taught at Dundalk High School for 42 years, where the origin story of 97 Underground begins: broadcasting on FM radio waves…