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WJZ remembers DJ TNT's music and classroom legacy

Ashley Paul's report visits the Melba's Place tribute to a Baltimore DJ who also taught math through music.

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WJZ Story of November 11, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Baltimore community mourns beloved DJ killed in wrong-way crash

Friends packed Melba's Place to remember DJ TNT, and WJZ's report made room for the work he did beyond the turntables. He taught math through music in Baltimore City schools and served as an instructor at St. Francis Neighborhood Center.

Ashley Paul's coverage of the tribute was the most-watched of WJZ's 33 new uploads, drawing roughly 9,500 views in its first day. The report remembers Timothy Somerville Jr., who died in a wrong-way crash on I-95 in Howard County, through friends' accounts and footage of him dancing with crowds. One community member puts his connection with those audiences simply: "He had something for everybody. Like, he understood music and he understood people."

That report and a second segment about the tribute are also among WJZ's busiest videos right now. Between them sits a different Maryland story: Senator Chris Van Hollen leaving open the possibility of challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate leadership. WJZ's upload describes him as being in "listening mode," rather than declaring a bid.

Across the channel, weekly views reached about 433,000 while subscribers remained unchanged. Daily viewing is currently well below its usual level. Nearby local-news channels had larger weekly audiences, with CBS Pittsburgh drawing particularly substantial viewing. For WJZ, the week's strongest new audience gathered around a distinctly Baltimore remembrance, one that connected the dance floor with the classroom.

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