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Worst to First

* Z100 WHTZ ** - There was nobody doing Top 40radio back in the day

* Z100 WHTZ ** - There was nobody doing Top 40
radio back in the day

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- * Z100 WHTZ
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- There was nobody doing Top 40 radio back in the day.
Duration
13 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:40
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.
WABC, which had been doing it for years and years and years, - Worst to First 00:10
WABC, which had been doing it for years and years and years,
- There were several attempts with a few stations - Worst to First 00:09
- There were several attempts with a few stations
They were just playing records, so they failed. - Worst to First 00:04
They were just playing records, so they failed.
- There were openings for small -- well, at the time, - Worst to First 00:10
- There were openings for small -- well, at the time,
The odds of any mainstream format coming in to -- - Worst to First 00:09
The odds of any mainstream format coming in to --
- There was a segment of New York radio that had gotten lazy. - Worst to First 00:04
- There was a segment of New York radio that had gotten lazy...
They just gotten kind of, - Worst to First 00:05
They just gotten kind of,
There were no real sort of - Worst to First 00:06
There were no real sort of
Obviously, the couple of the greatest R&B stations - Worst to First 00:15
Obviously, the couple of the greatest R&B stations
- So I walk into the fifth floor of the Meadowlands Hilton - Worst to First 00:08
- So I walk into the fifth floor of the Meadowlands Hilton
But what stopped me in the middle of the room - Worst to First 00:19
But what stopped me in the middle of the room
And this was Scott Shannon - Worst to First 00:08
And this was Scott Shannon
- He got not only the soul of New York, - Worst to First 00:12
- He got not only the soul of New York,
- So I come up with this plan - Worst to First 00:05
- So I come up with this plan
Well, that's good because there's about 10 million people - Worst to First 00:12
Well, that's good because there's about 10 million...
I said, "That's what I'm going to do." - Worst to First 00:13
I said, "That's what I'm going to do."
It's at that point that I knew this was going to be something - Worst to First 00:07
It's at that point that I knew this was going to be som...
- I'll tell you what, babe... [ speaks indistinctly ] - Worst to First 00:05
- I'll tell you what, babe... [ speaks indistinctly ]
I flew to New York City, - Worst to First 00:05
I flew to New York City,
It was a real dark room, and I couldn't figure out - Worst to First 00:06
It was a real dark room, and I couldn't figure out