Bonus Track: Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York

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Matt speaks with Mitchell Stuart, writer/director of the new film, Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York. The movie is now available to stream and also can be found on select cable networks. Highly recommended for radio nerds, music fans and anybody who loves a good documentary watch. Stuart details his experiences working on the film with radio legends Scott Shannon and Elvis Duran.

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Show Notes:

Some information on Scott Shannon
Some Z100 history
Official film trailer
Where to watch
Sean Ross’ review of the film
New York Post story on the film (with a great Bruce Springsteen story -
Mitchell Stuart’s introduction to Z100 and Scott Shannon
Scott Shannon is not easy to deal with, but neither is Mitchell
Jim Kerr and the radio wars
Z100 going from worst to first in less than three months
What is the story that Mitchell regrets cutting from the film?
Nile Rodgers rules
Outtakes, there are lots.
Matt’s WMMS oral history
The rare audio and video Mitchell used in the film
Working with Scott Shannon
The best story from Scott
Z100’s sound processing / Frank Foti

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