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MORE changes in NYC - BIG NEWS Scott Shannon retires soon from CBS-FM
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If case you missed it this morning, here it is. This is Scott Shannon’s 2nd to last show as it was heard on WCBS-FM from this morning, and this was a very special show where they returned to its normal 6-10AM time slot for the first time since January of that year. It usually ended at 9AM with an hour long edition of the “Morning Stretch” with Bob Miller on WBPM.
This was a retrospective show where he looks back at his amazing career that he did when he was at Z100, WPLJ, and WCBS-FM, plus, he played an aircheck composite of Scott Shannon from his days at WABB, WPGC, WQXI, Z100 and WPLJ throughout his 40+-year run. And then, Patti Steele about the history of her amazing career where she started at Z100, plus airchecks of Patti’s amazing career from her days at Z100, WCBS-AM, 1010 WINS (now 92.3 WINS-FM) and others.
This was an amazing masterpiece for Scott Shannon and his amazing 8-year run where he goes down in history as one of my all-time favorite DJ. It will go along with many of my pals, Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Bill Brown, Don K Reed, Bob Shannon, Dan Taylor, Bobby Jay, Gary Clark, Max Kinkel, Norm N Nite, Dan Ingram, Dan Daniel, Ed Baer, Pat St. John and of course, Joe McCoy who was the Program Director from 1981 through 2004, they were the “Legends of CBS-FM”.
BTW, did you know that this Scott Shannon’s 2nd to last show was aired the day Walt Disney has died back in 1966 which was 56 years ago today.
Time is running out for Scott Shannon and WCBS-FM, and tomorrow will be his last show on WCBS-FM. And after tomorrow morning, it’s the end of an era, the end of Scott Shannon, and of course, the end of WCBS-FM in general. After 40+ years of listening to CBS-FM, as Roy Orbison would say, “It’s Over”.
And another interesting fact, this morning, right before recording his 2nd to last show, WROW’s “Magic 590/100.5” played “Never Can Say Goodbye” by Gloria Gaynor which was an appropriate song for Scott Shannon, and that was played at 5:53AM this morning, just 5 minutes before Scott Shannon’s 2nd to last show took place when Ben Patten was on during his “Morning Warm-Up” show. Before that, at 5:29AM, they played “In My Life” by the Beatles, another appropriate song for Scott Shannon on his final days.
And like I said, if you missed it this morning, here is the entire show. Tomorrow morning will be last show on CBS-FM. Stay tuned.
This was a retrospective show where he looks back at his amazing career that he did when he was at Z100, WPLJ, and WCBS-FM, plus, he played an aircheck composite of Scott Shannon from his days at WABB, WPGC, WQXI, Z100 and WPLJ throughout his 40+-year run. And then, Patti Steele about the history of her amazing career where she started at Z100, plus airchecks of Patti’s amazing career from her days at Z100, WCBS-AM, 1010 WINS (now 92.3 WINS-FM) and others.
This was an amazing masterpiece for Scott Shannon and his amazing 8-year run where he goes down in history as one of my all-time favorite DJ. It will go along with many of my pals, Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Bill Brown, Don K Reed, Bob Shannon, Dan Taylor, Bobby Jay, Gary Clark, Max Kinkel, Norm N Nite, Dan Ingram, Dan Daniel, Ed Baer, Pat St. John and of course, Joe McCoy who was the Program Director from 1981 through 2004, they were the “Legends of CBS-FM”.
BTW, did you know that this Scott Shannon’s 2nd to last show was aired the day Walt Disney has died back in 1966 which was 56 years ago today.
Time is running out for Scott Shannon and WCBS-FM, and tomorrow will be his last show on WCBS-FM. And after tomorrow morning, it’s the end of an era, the end of Scott Shannon, and of course, the end of WCBS-FM in general. After 40+ years of listening to CBS-FM, as Roy Orbison would say, “It’s Over”.
And another interesting fact, this morning, right before recording his 2nd to last show, WROW’s “Magic 590/100.5” played “Never Can Say Goodbye” by Gloria Gaynor which was an appropriate song for Scott Shannon, and that was played at 5:53AM this morning, just 5 minutes before Scott Shannon’s 2nd to last show took place when Ben Patten was on during his “Morning Warm-Up” show. Before that, at 5:29AM, they played “In My Life” by the Beatles, another appropriate song for Scott Shannon on his final days.
And like I said, if you missed it this morning, here is the entire show. Tomorrow morning will be last show on CBS-FM. Stay tuned.
WCBS-FM: Scott Shannon's 2nd To Last Show - 12/15/22 : MTN Productions : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
WCBS-FM: Scott Shannon's 2nd To Last Show - 12/15/22
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This might be worse than Julius, I’m not sure.
This is like trying to decide between Red Pepper Ice Cream and Horseradish Ice Cream.
No David, this is the guy who used to play Chuckie (a/k/a "Charles Newman") on the old ba.broadcast Usenet group. Those of us who frequented ba.broadcast (and I know you were one of us) back in the 90's and early aughts should remember him, complete with his weird motel radio guide fixation.
If this isn't another sock puppet from that guy, whatever his real name is, he's an incredible faximile. Also an incredible troll.
"facsimile." (Damn Alzheimers.)
I am recording Scott Shannon’s last show on WCBS-FM right now. And what’s going to happen after Scott Shannon leaves today, I am no longer a CBS-FM loyal listener. After four decades of being a fan of WCBS-FM where it was an oldies station, and then a “Greatest Hits” station, and now, I am done with the station. I’m going to start making a thread about why I am done with CBS-FM. Stay tuned. I am going to move on to WBPM starting Monday with Bob Miller, and then a week after that, Bob O on WGNY-FM “Fox Oldies” and starting in January, Allan David Stein from “Doo-Wop Drive” will be taking over Scott Shannon on WMTR.
That was a magnificent farewell show! By hosting the fundraiser for Blythedale Children's Hospital, Scott Shannon demonstrated the things that I've admired the most about him since I first listened to him on the Z Morning Zoo: humor, brilliance, and compassion. Just like during old times, he made me laugh today, most notably when he sang "Blue Christmas" toward the end of the show. As always, he was amazing. Scott Shannon is truly a New York radio icon.
Nay. It's bigger than that. He "invented" the morning zoo concept while on the air in FL and also worked in broadcasting in other states. Countless PDs and stations followed his blueprint back in the days of Z100 as they wanted their stations to sound (and rate) like his. That makes him bigger than a NY radio icon...It makes him a national treasure.
Cleveland Wheeler invented the Morning Zoo along with Scott in Tampa. And at the same time, but without the "Zoo" name, people like Rick Dees at WSGN in Birmingham were doing similar things in other markets. The "miracle" of the Zoo was the team of Cleveland and Scott and Scott without the other would have just been like Scott's show at WMAK.
There were plenty of other styles and implementations of the morning "fun on the radio" concept, going back more than a decade before Scott and Cleveland teamed up in Tampa.
Scott had a great career, and worthy of recognition. But let's not forget the episodes in LA in music promotion and Pirate Radio, too. We all have ups and downs.
Shoot, sorry David. I thought this thread was more of a eulogy-type one where we only say nice things about the person in question (Scott Shannon in this case) and don't bring up inconvenient truths or even bring reality into it. Kinda like how they engraved "Radios Greatest of All Time" into Rush Limbaugh's headstone. First, that claim is debatable, but second, there's a lot that goes along with that, not all of it positive, depending on perspective.
This is not a eulogy. Scott is retiring, not dying.
May he enjoy the next chapter in his life.
Exaggeration about the career of a hugely successful, bigger than life, radio star is not necessary or good. And negating the contribution of Cleveland Wheeler at the same time is not right.
My comments in posts #152 and 154 were also meant somewhat as sarcasm as there are others on this board who have been acting as if Scott's retirement is the end of life as they know it, that he was a personal buddy and pal of theirs and they can never again bring themselves to listen to WCBS. Then again, it won't be the first, second or I'm sure last time when I tried to display a sense of humor on this site, only for it to be taken the wrong way or to be jumped on by those who often take things too seriously and have little tolerance for humor. C'est la vie. Life, and this site for that matter, will go on....
As I recall, Cleveland Wheeler was the creator of the "Q Morning Zoo" long before Scott entered the picture. Scott merely refined the concept.
Exactly.* What happened is that Cleveland's show concept combined with Scott's contrasting personality produced the kind of radio magic we see when you put a pair of great radio talents together.
I worked with Scott in the early 70's when he was first the morning guy and then the PD at WMAK in Nashville. He worked with me and my PD at WUNO (another Mooney station) to develop a concept-founded morning show in Mooney's biggest market at the time.
One of the reasons I have built my own website, linked below, is to present the actual facts in a business full of hyperbole. Otherwise, we have Wikipedia, where I believe... based on facts... that over two-thirds of all radio station and personal entries have significant errors. It goes up to about 80% or more if you count the ones with significant omissions.
* For those unaware, Frank has extensive experience in the Tampa / St. Petersburg market.
If I remember correctly, beeing a foreigner from the other side of the planet, most stations close to the Top 40 format in LA kinda panicked and drop DJs to go more sweepers/music. I dont have the copies no more but i believe that both "Billboard" and "Music & Media" discussed this a few times. They shivered that the "Worst to first from NYC" came to LA. And after some time it normalized it self again.
But I might be wrong in my memory, we did'nt have internet back then,
MrDonT
The Pirate Radio that Scott Shannon ran was more of a rock station competing with KLOS than a traditional Top 40. Some jokingly referred to the station as KGNR for Guns & Roses, who they played a lot. In a way it was the model for Jack: Playing What We Want.
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