as in disk jockey
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Related Articles Trump taps shock jock Sid Rosenberg and a Haredi newspaper publisher for Holocaust Memorial Council
The new data is being published two weeks after the conclusion of Trump’s first 100 days in office.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
The talk-show host’s workspace is very public, with an assistant’s desk next to his and two more staffers peering in from the other side of a large wall of glass, much like his producers did in his early days as a shock jock.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
In addition to Kirk, Newsom has hosted shock jock Michael Savage and Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
The latest: The legendary Chicago shock jock has been off the air since 2020.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
The talk-show host’s workspace is very public, with an assistant’s desk next to his and two more staffers peering in from the other side of a large wall of glass, much like his producers did in his early days as a shock jock.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
In addition to Kirk, Newsom has hosted shock jock Michael Savage and Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025
The latest: The legendary Chicago shock jock has been off the air since 2020.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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disc jockey
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Burbank also worked as a host and disc jockey in Tennessee and Windsor, Ontario.—
Dave Clark,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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“Shock jock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shock%20jock. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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