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Recent Examples of shock jock
Howard Stern, then a rising shock jock on terrestrial radio, went all in, calling for Goetz to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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
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
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.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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
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
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.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shock jock
Noun
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Other highlights of the morning included a live disc jockey, magicians from Magic Castle in Los Angeles, Star Wars characters, LAPD K9 officers and motorcycles, free face painting, caricature drawings and a balloon artist.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
1 June 2026
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Albanese, a keen disc jockey who performs at charity events under the stage name DJ Albo, joked about Takaichi’s renowned interest in heavy metal music.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Reyes debuted the iconic rap posse Cypress Hill in 1991 along with B-Real (Louis Freese) and producer DJ Muggs (Lawrence Muggerud).—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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The Canes are still looking to add an elite edge rusher and are working to flip five-stars DJ Jacobs from Ohio State and Jaiden Bryant from LSU.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shock%20jock. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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