Scott Shannon is the King Kong of rock and roll radio. The new feature-length documentary Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York describes how he arrived in New York to save a bottom-place radio station, and turned it into a major media force.
“Coming to you live from the top of the Empire State Building,” like every other New York station sharing the city’s antenna, Z100 was one of the eight wonders of the radio world. The DJs broadcast from the swamps of New Jersey, when the Meadowlands might as well have been Skull Island, on-air talent had to buy their own records, and the station wasn’t on rotation when musicians came to town to promote shows. Shannon and his fellow radio personalities turned it into a first-stop music shop.
Jon Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, and Nile Rodgers, who are interviewed in the documentary, broke through because of Z100 airplay.
“Coming to you live from the top of the Empire State Building,” like every other New York station sharing the city’s antenna, Z100 was one of the eight wonders of the radio world. The DJs broadcast from the swamps of New Jersey, when the Meadowlands might as well have been Skull Island, on-air talent had to buy their own records, and the station wasn’t on rotation when musicians came to town to promote shows. Shannon and his fellow radio personalities turned it into a first-stop music shop.
Jon Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, and Nile Rodgers, who are interviewed in the documentary, broke through because of Z100 airplay.
- 2/10/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
"That was the dream - hear your song coming out of the radio." Today we're debuting the official trailer for the documentary film titled Worst To First: The True Story of Z100 NYC. From Gunpowder & Sky, this entertaining doc film portrays the against-all-odds story of the launch of the iconic and most successful radio station in history, New York City's Z100. Elvis Duran, the top rated morning radio personality in America, has produced a film about the birth of one of America's most iconic radio station, Z100, and how the legendary Scott Shannon took it from "Worst to First". With an all star cast of musical legends including Clive Davis, Nile Rodgers, Joan Jett, Jon Bon Jovi and many more. "Capturing the times, personalities and music of the era," Worst To First is the story of the Z100 station and "the people behind the legacy that endures and continues to grow,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
On Friday, December 18, Wcbs-fm’s Scott Shannon in the Morning with Patty Steele will broadcast their final ‘Big Show’ of the year, Virtually, to entertain the patients and raise money for Blythedale Children’s Hospital’s Traumatic Brain Injury program.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the beloved in-person, holiday tradition is being held on-air only to protect the health and safety of Blythedale’s medically complex population. But don’t worry, some very special guests will still bring the magic and love via closed-circuit tv to patients and staff!
Tune in to Wcbs-fm 101.1 New York’s Greatest Hits/www.radio.com/wcbsfm and enjoy performances by singer-songwriter/actress/author/TV host Kelly Clarkson, Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas (back for his 21st consecutive appearance), Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Joel’s longtime saxophonist Mark Rivera and Tim McLoone with Holiday Express.
Radio icon...
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the beloved in-person, holiday tradition is being held on-air only to protect the health and safety of Blythedale’s medically complex population. But don’t worry, some very special guests will still bring the magic and love via closed-circuit tv to patients and staff!
Tune in to Wcbs-fm 101.1 New York’s Greatest Hits/www.radio.com/wcbsfm and enjoy performances by singer-songwriter/actress/author/TV host Kelly Clarkson, Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas (back for his 21st consecutive appearance), Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Joel’s longtime saxophonist Mark Rivera and Tim McLoone with Holiday Express.
Radio icon...
- 12/15/2020
- Look to the Stars
Syndicated TV series Dish Nation has been renewed for a second season. The show will continue to air on Fox television stations as well as on Sinclair, Tribune, Cox, Meredith, Local TV and Lin stations.
The half-hour entertainment news program features drive-time radio personalities from various markets as they discuss current topics in pop culture. They include New York’s Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill; Atlanta's Rickey Smiley; and Dallas' Kidd Kraddick.
According to Twentieth TV, Dish Nation tops all new first-run programs among adults 18-34 and is tied for Number one among adults 18-49.
What do you think? Do you watch Dish Nation on a regular basis? When does it air in your area?
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The half-hour entertainment news program features drive-time radio personalities from various markets as they discuss current topics in pop culture. They include New York’s Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill; Atlanta's Rickey Smiley; and Dallas' Kidd Kraddick.
According to Twentieth TV, Dish Nation tops all new first-run programs among adults 18-34 and is tied for Number one among adults 18-49.
What do you think? Do you watch Dish Nation on a regular basis? When does it air in your area?
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- 2/1/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A unique show in syndication that highlights radio personalities across the nation has been renewed for a second season on multiple stations, including those owned by Fox, Sinclair and Tribune.
Dish Nation, a satirical show from Twentieth TV that has earned the distinction as the youngest-skewing program in all of syndication, averaged 1.3 million viewers in January — an 18 percent jump from its premiere in September. The half-hour nightly show features radio teams like Atlanta’s Rickey Smiley Morning Show and New York’s The Big Show with Scott & Todd as they dish about pop culture and Hollywood gossip.
“We promised that...
Dish Nation, a satirical show from Twentieth TV that has earned the distinction as the youngest-skewing program in all of syndication, averaged 1.3 million viewers in January — an 18 percent jump from its premiere in September. The half-hour nightly show features radio teams like Atlanta’s Rickey Smiley Morning Show and New York’s The Big Show with Scott & Todd as they dish about pop culture and Hollywood gossip.
“We promised that...
- 1/28/2013
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
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