A disc jockey on a talk-radio show who expresses opinions in a deliberately offensive or provocative way.
‘a right-wing American shock jock’
‘This is a shock jock whose opinions are at odds with a media brand that prides itself on diversity.’
‘The shock jock leaves the FM radio station today for satellite broadcast.’
‘And the radio shock jock has built his career based on the government's repeated decision not to go after him for ‘indecency.’’
‘Tonight, the shock jock has taken his show to satellite radio.’
‘The shock jock's act is premised on greater honesty: I say the things everyone else is thinking, he says, and by daring to say them I am the more honest man.’
‘Should the shock jock have lost his weekly cable show?’
‘Podcasting has the makings of an audio version of the blog phenomenon, allowing anyone with a microphone and a PC to become a shock jock.’
‘The Adelaide shock jock admits he broke the law - but he is back on air.’
‘Not quite a shock jock, the rising star nevertheless made a virtue of brimming confidence and a big mouth.’
‘He chose a shock jock as his mouthpiece because they have a licence to rant.’
‘A syndicated shock jock radio team fired for a stunt two years ago has a new gig.’
‘This ‘dinner from hell’ brings home for her the ‘reality that the shock jock ethic of AM radio was no longer simply a ratings game, but a party game.’’
‘Are the shock jock fodder really pretending that Australia could not cope with thousands more refugees?’
‘Having once been sued by a commercial radio shock jock, he is well across the various rules governing the conduct of licensed radio stations.’
‘Last year the shock jock made a racist joke so offensive that he was fired from his job.’
‘I have not been able to find a single left-leaning shock jock on British radio.’
‘Red faces tonight for one Minister and her staff who sent some fanmail to the breakfast show shock jock, but sent it to the wrong radio station.’
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