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Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
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Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
And like Limbaugh, who built himself from a radio shock jock to a media titan by feeding listeners’ grievances, Fuentes tells his audience a story that encourages them to channel their anxieties and frustrations into disdain and hate for women and non-white people.
—Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
By the early 2000s, divisive shock jocks and hosts feeding on partisan anger dominated the radio dial.
—Matthew Jordan, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
The fact that neither of the shock jock conspiracy theorists recognized the irony of calling one another conspiracy theorists was not lost on me.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
And like Limbaugh, who built himself from a radio shock jock to a media titan by feeding listeners’ grievances, Fuentes tells his audience a story that encourages them to channel their anxieties and frustrations into disdain and hate for women and non-white people.
—Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
By the early 2000s, divisive shock jocks and hosts feeding on partisan anger dominated the radio dial.
—Matthew Jordan, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
The fact that neither of the shock jock conspiracy theorists recognized the irony of calling one another conspiracy theorists was not lost on me.
—Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20jock. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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