In 1991, Shannon returned to New York and resurfaced on Z100's biggest rival, WPLJ. This station had also been struggling since its glory days of the mid 1980s, and he became program director and morning drive co-host.

Feb 11, 2022 · NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The world of radio in the nation's largest media market changed forever on Aug. 2, 1983. Z100 hit the airwaves and started "serving the universe," led by an...

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.

Feb 13, 2022 · Produced by syndicated Z100 morning man Elvis Duran, David Katz, Trish Hunter Shannon, and John McConnell, much of the hour-long documentary delivers exactly what it promises—an inside look at the five months between Z100’s August, 1983 launch and the release of the fall ratings that showed the station at No. 1.

Feb 9, 2022 · "Worst to First" portrays the against-all-odds inspirational story of New York City's Z100. Shannon's merry band of misfits began broadcasting from the swamps of New Jersey where no artist would venture and the air talents had …

Feb 10, 2022 · In 1983, Scott Shannon created one of the most successful radio stations and music formats in the history of the business. In just 74 days, he took New York City’s Z100 from Worst to First in 1983 and it has dominated the market for 39 years.

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Dec 17, 2022 · Legendary DJ Scott Shannon capped off a nearly 40-year run in New York on Friday morning. Shannon helped launch Z100 in 1983, serving as program director and host of the "Z Morning Zoo." He...

Feb 17, 2022 · Scott Shannon is unquestionably a broadcasting legend, and one of the signal achievements of his dazzling career—in 1983 taking New York station Z100 from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the heap in some 74 days—is the subject of a new documentary, Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York, out now via Gunpowder & Sky and ...

Feb 15, 2022 · In the new documentary "Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York," Scott Shannon says he finally agreed to play Madonna's "Holiday" -- if she'd stop badgering the radio station.