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Worst to First

Back then, the radio ratings came in onthe Associated Press Newswire

Back then, the radio ratings came in on
the Associated Press Newswire

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Back then, the radio ratings
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came in on the Associated Press Newswire.
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6 seconds
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25
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00:02:18
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Apr 30, 2025
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WORST TO FIRST is a feature-length documentary that portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New York City's Z100.
People would stand around the machine - Worst to First 00:05
People would stand around the machine
If we had taken this format, - Worst to First 00:09
If we had taken this format,
I see the number one station, the R&B station, WRKS. - Worst to First 00:05
I see the number one station, the R&B station, WRKS.
So I look down in the next 10, no Z100. - Worst to First 00:04
So I look down in the next 10, no Z100.
- And I get down to like 40 and 45. - Worst to First 00:04
- And I get down to like 40 and 45.
- The biggest radio stations had a reputation that went back - Worst to First 00:06
- The biggest radio stations had a reputation that went back
- There are stations from Philadelphia - Worst to First 00:08
- There are stations from Philadelphia
- And at number 51, W-H-T-Z. - Worst to First 00:07
- And at number 51, W-H-T-Z.
We were in last effing place - Worst to First 00:04
We were in last effing place
My wife said, what's wrong? We suck. That's what's wrong. - Worst to First 00:04
My wife said, what's wrong? We suck. That's what&#...
Malrite's chairman and CEO was Milton Maltz. - Worst to First 00:05
Malrite's chairman and CEO was Milton Maltz.
One day he popped his head in my office and said, - Worst to First 00:06
One day he popped his head in my office and said,
"Just outside the city limits - Worst to First 00:13
"Just outside the city limits
Now it was time to go find just the right person - Worst to First 00:10
Now it was time to go find just the right person
This person had to be just a little bit screwed up - Worst to First 00:12
This person had to be just a little bit screwed up
[ Static ] - Worst to First 00:06
[ Static ]
- Today, it was a time to cry. Scott Shannon was leaving. - Worst to First 00:05
- Today, it was a time to cry. Scott Shannon was leaving.
- Well, for thousands, others, - Worst to First 00:05
- Well, for thousands, others,
- As co-keeper of the Q Zoo, - Worst to First 00:06
- As co-keeper of the Q Zoo,
- New York City was an impossibly saturated media market. - Worst to First 00:05
- New York City was an impossibly saturated media market.