SCOTT & TODD IN THE MORNING {WPLJ COVERAGE OF
WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK} {TERRORIST ATTACKS}
(TAPE 1 OF 3) (RADIO)
Summary
Tape one of three. One in this series of New York
morning radio programs that air each weekday,
comprised of traffic and news reports, celebrity
interviews, and music "from the Eighties, Nineties, and
today." This edition opens at six a.m. on Tuesday,
September 11, 2001, as hosts Scott Shannon and Todd
Pettengill (introduced by first name only) present a
parody song that makes fun of New York mayoral
candidate Fernando Ferrer. The disc jockeys then
explain that the primary election is to take place later
in the day. The two also go over the results of the
previous night's "Monday Night Football" game and
announce the guests for today's program,
author/comedian Moon Unit Zappa and actress Sharon
Lawrence. Shannon and Pettengill then play Michael
Jackson's song "Billie Jean" and discuss their feelings
about Jackson's concert at Madison Square Garden the
previous night. The two attended the concert, and both
report that they loved it. Next, reporter Carla Quinn
turns in a traffic report. After a commercial break,
the hosts play Matchbox 20's "Mad Season," after which
WPLJ reporter Patty Steele reads the day's headlines.
The news leads to a lengthy discussion among the show's
crew and D.J.s about the rumor that basketball superstar
Michael Jordan plans to emerge from retirement.
Shannon and Pettengill then play another series of
songs: Janet Jackson's "Someone to Call My Lover,"
Billy Idol's "Dancing with Myself," The Dave Matthews
Band's "The Space Between," and Lifehouse's "Hanging By
a Moment." Shannon and Pettengill then joke about the
goings on during the current "Fashion Week" festivities
in downtown New York, and they play Michael Jackson's
new single, "You Rock My World." The tape concludes as
the staff members continue to discuss Jackson's concert
the previous night. Everyone agrees with one staffer's
assertion that "Whitney Houston looked like a crack
whore." Another staffer says that the weirdest moment
of the night was Marlon Brando's opening speech.
Includes commercials. Continues with R:24132.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Ralph
Guild, 2002.
Details
- NETWORK: WPLJ-FM
- DATE: September 11, 2001 6:00 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 2:01:46
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:24130
- GENRE: Radio - Music/Variety; Radio - News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Music, Popular (Songs, etc.); Rock music
- SERIES RUN: WPLJ (New York, NY) - Radio series, 1991-
- COMMERCIALS:
- Radio - Commercials - "Aida" theatrical presentation
- Radio - Commercials - "Love Cruise" television show
- Radio - Commercials - "That '70s Show" television show
- Radio - Commercials - Autoland car dealership
- Radio - Commercials - Dish Network satellite television systemssystem
- Radio - Commercials - FedEx.com package-shipping website
- Radio - Commercials - Foxwoods casino
- Radio - Commercials - Lean Cuisine diet foods
- Radio - Commercials - Life Savers candies
- Radio - Commercials - McDonald's fast food
- Radio - Commercials - Pyramid Eye Institute Laser Vision Correction eye surgery clinic
- Radio - Commercials - Sleepy's mattress stores
- Radio - Commercials - Travelocity.com internet travel agents
- Radio - Commercials - Trimspa weight-loss drug
- Radio - Commercials - Verizon wireless telephone service
- Radio - Commercials - Vitamin Shoppe vitamin store
- Radio - Commercials - Wyndham hotels
CREDITS
- Todd Pettengill … Host
- Scott Shannon … Host
- Carla Quinn … Reporter
- Patty Steele … Reporter
- Marlon Brando
- Dave Matthews Band, The
- Fernando Ferrer
- Whitney Houston
- Billy Idol
- Janet Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Michael Jordan
- Sharon Lawrence
- Lifehouse
- Matchbox 20
- Moon Unit Zappa