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or disk jockey
as in shock jock
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Recent Examples of disc jockey
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey, was killed, friends told The Star after talking with family.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
There are plans to include the women’s team’s history in the club timeline that currently wraps around the stadium, while experimental activations are already in place, including pre-match face painters, a mobile gaming van, balloon artists, a disc jockey and cheaper refreshments.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Burbank also worked as a host and disc jockey in Tennessee and Windsor, Ontario.
—Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the cast are Jameela Jamil as philanthropist/fashion model Tahani Al-Jamil, D’Arcy Carden as virtual assistant Janet, Manny Jacinto as amateur disk jockey Jason Mendoza, and Danson as Good Place architect Michael.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 31 Aug. 2025
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
There are plans to include the women’s team’s history in the club timeline that currently wraps around the stadium, while experimental activations are already in place, including pre-match face painters, a mobile gaming van, balloon artists, a disc jockey and cheaper refreshments.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Burbank also worked as a host and disc jockey in Tennessee and Windsor, Ontario.
—Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the cast are Jameela Jamil as philanthropist/fashion model Tahani Al-Jamil, D’Arcy Carden as virtual assistant Janet, Manny Jacinto as amateur disk jockey Jason Mendoza, and Danson as Good Place architect Michael.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disc jockey
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First, there's the film's claustrophobic setting: The story takes place over one snowy morning in the small Ontario town of Pontypool, where washed-up radio shock jock Grant Mazzy (Stephen McHattie) is narrating a zombie apocalypse in real time from his recording booth.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Powell’s regulatory activism, done mostly to curb the outrageous antics of radio shock jocks, resulted in some of the most significant and long-lasting restrictions on broadcast freedom in U.S. history.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Executive producers include Lamorne Morris, Kyle Shevrin, David Steward II, Matt Heath, Michael Laundon, Pierre Romain, Julie Solinger, Lyndon Baldock, Vik Bansal, Bo Youngblood, Jon Ireradi, Dan Sheldon, Chad Oliver, DJ Dodd, Paolo Pilladi, Randy Sinquefield and Jared Safier.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hip-Hop icon DJ Spinderella cemented her place in music history, becoming the first female DJ ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Tyrese Maxy led Philadelphia with 39 points, while rookie VJ Edgecombe had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Joel Embiid put up 20 points but was just 7-of-21 from the floor.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In a recent interview, the former VJ responded to news that MTV would be ending some of its international music channels at the end of 2025.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Disc jockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disc%20jockey. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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