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Today, it was a time to cry. Scott Shannon was leaving
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Worst to First

Today, it was a time to cry.Scott Shannon was leaving

Today, it was a time to cry.
Scott Shannon was leaving

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- Today, it was a time to cry. Scott Shannon was leaving.
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00:04:21
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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.
- 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.
It is the toughest market in the world to break into. - Worst to First 00:04
It is the toughest market in the world to break into.
If you want to be on radio in New York, - Worst to First 00:10
If you want to be on radio in New York,
- This guy kept calling me from Cleveland - Worst to First 00:08
- This guy kept calling me from Cleveland
So then I got a call from a buddy of mine - Worst to First 00:09
So then I got a call from a buddy of mine
Then I realized that they kept asking me questions about you." - Worst to First 00:06
Then I realized that they kept asking me questions about you...
And they said, "Well, we did, but he won't return our calls." - Worst to First 00:08
And they said, "Well, we did, but he won't return ...
It was really a daunting task, to say the least. - Worst to First 00:05
It was really a daunting task, to say the least.
- There are a lot of golden retrievers - Worst to First 00:04
- There are a lot of golden retrievers
You had the traditional talk radio audience. - Worst to First 00:04
You had the traditional talk radio audience.
Listen to John A. Gambling at W-O-R. - Worst to First 00:04
Listen to John A. Gambling at W-O-R.
And you still had WBLS and WKTU being very popular. - Worst to First 00:05
And you still had WBLS and WKTU being very popular.
You had WPLJ, - Worst to First 00:06
You had WPLJ,
You are WNBC, which had Imus in the morning, - Worst to First 00:07
You are WNBC, which had Imus in the morning,
But those personalities were so powerful - Worst to First 00:07
But those personalities were so powerful
See, in 1974, when I started at WPLJ, - Worst to First 00:12
See, in 1974, when I started at WPLJ,
It encompassed Led Zeppelin, - Worst to First 00:08
It encompassed Led Zeppelin,
- * Oh, freak out - Worst to First 00:06
- * Oh, freak out