Shadow Stevens, Jack Da Wack, WHTZ-100 NY January 4, 1985 (0:46:20)

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… Larry Booger! Larry Booger! …
Z100 (WHTZ) was over a year old, and PD Scott Shannon had molded New York’s number one station into a polished product. On this aircheck, afternoon drive personality Shadow Stevens turns the mike over to evening jock Jack Da Wack. Z100 was not the typical CHR into which it later evolved. Shannon had injected a rogue element into the sound. Competitor WPLJ had been the butt of jokes of Shannon since he and his Z Morning Zoo debuted. He nicknamed WPLJ “The Wimp”, and Larry Berger, WPLJ’s PD “Larry Booger”. This recording features a song promoting Z100, Zoo On It, which repeatedly refers to WPLJ and Berger. THIS CONTENT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO REELRADIO EXCLUSIVELY. Duplication and/or distribution is a violation of our Terms Of Service.

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