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shock jock

noun

shock jock

informal.
a radio disc jockey who is deliberately controversial or provocative

1985–90, Americanism

From 1999 to 2012, Hunter was a South Carolina radio shock jock known as the “Southern Avenger.”

So how does one reconcile that with 22 years of intense devotion to a shock jock so notorious for crossing the line?

Sandra Fluke's Post-Limbaugh Rise What's it like to go from being a shock-jock target to a celebrated DNC speaker?

The shock jock re-upped with Sirius XM with a $400 million contract, sources say.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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