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Odenkirk and Zulevic’s take on the history is more of a lighthearted fun teen romp and a showcase of shock jock Steve Dahl on a wild and unexpected summer night, rather than the ignominy that the night would come to represent to some.
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Cooper’s team is keen to push comparisons to Oprah or Barbara Walters, though the more accurate parallel is probably Howard Stern, another shock jock who mellowed with time.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Cooper’s team is keen to push comparisons to Oprah or Barbara Walters, though the more accurate parallel is probably Howard Stern, another shock jock who mellowed with time.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
An atmosphere of opportunism and conspiracy coalesced, fed by shock jocks, TikTok psychologists, and citizen-journalist bloggers, who have become characters in the saga, and by Combs himself.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 July 2025
Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shock jock
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When Hall proves too mute to debate, Kiritsis vents to a radio disc jockey named Fred (Colman Domingo), even though Fred is more interested in smooth tunes than hard news.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As recalled in a 1987 Chicago Reader article, DuMont made his first appearance on radio in the summer of 1964 while studying at Columbia College Chicago as a fill-in weekend disc jockey at WEEF in Highland Park.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Thirteen nights later, the Bears quarterback led his team back from 10 points down late in the fourth quarter, tied the game with a touchdown pass in the final minute, then delivered an instantly iconic 46-yard game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver DJ Moore in overtime.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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On his YouTube channel, which has 175,000 subscribers, the musician has performed violin versions of hits by Major Lazer and DJ Snake, Imagine Dragons, Sam Smith and Kim Petras, and Kate Bush, among others.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shock%20jock. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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