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Worst to First

It existedon some of the AM stations, but to have an FM radio stationplaying all the hits,...

It existed
on some of the AM stations, but to have an FM radio station
playing all the hits, that was a novel concept
at the time

Full Transcript

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It existed on some of the AM stations,
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but to have an FM radio station playing all the hits,
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that was a novel concept at the time.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:18
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
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Movie Summary

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.
And PLJ and Z100 both basically did it - Worst to First 00:11
And PLJ and Z100 both basically did it
- New York radio stations had indirectly referenced - Worst to First 00:06
- New York radio stations had indirectly referenced
In the '60s, famously WMCA and WABC, the good guys. - Worst to First 00:05
In the '60s, famously WMCA and WABC, the good guys.
- * Ringing with the good guys - Worst to First 00:10
- * Ringing with the good guys
When Scott started calling out other radio stations on the air, - Worst to First 00:08
When Scott started calling out other radio stations on the a...
Won't the FCC fine you for doing that?" - Worst to First 00:06
Won't the FCC fine you for doing that?"
- We always like to take personalities from the market, - Worst to First 00:07
- We always like to take personalities from the market,
- [ Blows raspberry ] - Worst to First 00:14
- [ Blows raspberry ]
- Basically Scott is the ultimate radio attack dog. - Worst to First 00:05
- Basically Scott is the ultimate radio attack dog.
He does his best work when he had a target and WPLJ - Worst to First 00:08
He does his best work when he had a target and WPLJ
But it was a wimpier, - Worst to First 00:05
But it was a wimpier,
And so Scott called them what they were -- wimpy radio. - Worst to First 00:05
And so Scott called them what they were -- wimpy radio.
- What we suddenly faced - Worst to First 00:07
- What we suddenly faced
- And they changed their format recently - Worst to First 00:06
- And they changed their format recently
- We did a skit about the program director of WPLJ, - Worst to First 00:12
- We did a skit about the program director of WPLJ,
- They start their tape recorder just like Larry Booger at 5:59 - Worst to First 00:07
- They start their tape recorder just like Larry Booger at 5...
- The name became so stuck to poor Larry Berger - Worst to First 00:08
- The name became so stuck to poor Larry Berger
- The audience loved it. The clients? Not so much. - Worst to First 00:05
- The audience loved it. The clients? Not so much.
- This television station has refused to accept - Worst to First 00:06
- This television station has refused to accept
Now there is a federal law that limits how much level - Worst to First 00:08
Now there is a federal law that limits how much level