How to Use shock jock in a Sentence

shock jock

noun
  • Prank calls have long been the domain of of radio shock jocks and bored juveniles.
    — Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 29 June 2018
  • The shock jock might be less forthcoming about his personal wealth.
    — Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
  • Last week’s episode focused on the rise and fall of Howard Stern and other radio shock jocks.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There were never any shock jock antics, no anger, indignation, or sarcasm.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2020
  • The radio shock jock Howard Stern once played a clip of a voicemail message from Gottfried.
    — NBC News, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Imus engaged in a long-running feud with shock jock Howard Stern, who usurped Imus' position as the No.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Upcoming episodes will touch on the eventual fall of shock jocks, Siegfried & Roy, men’s lifestyle magazines and more.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Imus frequently sparred with fellow shock jock Howard Stern, who usurped Imus' position as the No.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Williams began her career in radio and gained renown for her role as a shock jock on New York’s Hot 97 radio station.
    — Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Conservative shock jock Rush Limbaugh railed against the document.
    — Melanie Mason, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The Norm established Sorokin as a provocateur, a shock jock of late Soviet letters.
    — Jennifer Wilson, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • Legendary radio shock jock Don Imus is generating controversy even in death.
    — NBC News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Driscoll was the shock jock of American evangelicalism, never far from a controversy.
    — Kirsten Powers, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The national media trumpets Tomlin’s non-losing seasons, while the local radio shock jocks blast him for postseason failures.
    — Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The fact that neither of the shock jock conspiracy theorists recognized the irony of calling one another conspiracy theorists was not lost on me.
    — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Corona also got into an on-air argument with Howard Stern after the shock jock made disparaging comments about the death of Selena.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 18 Nov. 2019
  • One question triggered a tense exchange between Vice President Kamala Harris and a radio shock jock.
    — Rick Klein, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2021
  • On the Line stars Gibson as Elvis Cooney, a veteran overnight radio shock jock whose being urged by management to change his ways since his career is on the downslide.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The startling revelation came in a wide-ranging surprise interview with Stern, the one-time shock jock who now hosts a show on Sirius XM radio.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Howard Stern is breaking his silence after a 1993 sketch showing the radio shock jock repeatedly using the N-word in blackface has resurfaced online.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 16 June 2020
  • Howard Stern, then a rising shock jock on terrestrial radio, went all in, calling for Goetz to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That same morning Howard Stern interviewed Buress on his radio show, and the shock jock made the most of the controversy to promote Hannibal’s appearance.
    — Longreads, 7 June 2019
  • 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
  • The radio shock jock had been slated to return to his SiriusXM show Tuesday morning, after weeks of promos promised a big reveal following swirling speculation that his show would be canceled.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Charlamagne, the show’s most recognizable personality, got his start in South Carolina and later became a protege of shock jock Wendy Williams.
    — Washington Post, 17 July 2019
  • At the height of tensions over the theater, Abbate posted a message on the marquee mourning the death of Rush Limbaugh, an early shock jock known for demonizing Democrats, feminists and the gay community.
    — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2021
  • During Glaser's interview with Stern, the shock jock praised her for mocking CBS News despite the Golden Globes airing on CBS.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And like Limbaugh, who built himself from a radio shock jock to a media titan by feeding listeners’ grievances, Fuentes tells his audience a story that encourages them to channel their anxieties and frustrations into disdain and hate for women and non-white people.
    — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026

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