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Worst to First

Z100 was the rebirth of that Top 40 mentality

Z100 was the rebirth of that Top 40 mentality

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- Z100 was the rebirth
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of that Top 40 mentality.
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6 seconds
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00:32:13
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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.
It existed on some of the AM stations, - Worst to First 00:08
It existed on some of the AM stations,
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