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	Shock jock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disk jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive.
		Shock jocks, as the current incarnation of this phenomenon, entered the American radio scene during the 1970s, and are still common into the 2000s.
		Shock jocks in the U.S. are under greater pressure since the introduction of a new law in March 2004 which increased the fines on radio stations for violating decency guidelines by a factor of nearly 20.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shock_jock (1182 words)

	Shock value - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shock value is the potential of an image, text or other form of communication to provoke a reaction of disgust, shock, anger, or similar negative emotion.
		Shock value is often used in the world of commercials in order to gain attention for the product or service in offer.
		For example, Benetton is infamously known for using shocking material in their ads (such as a newborn baby still covered in blood and with an umbilical cord).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shock_value (243 words)

	Shock jock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shock jocks, as the current incarnation of this phenomenon, entered the American radio scene during the 1980s, and are still common into the 2000s.
		Shock jocks also tend to push the envelope of decency in their market, and generally show a lack of regard for communications regulation s (e.g.
		It is not at all uncommon for a shock jock to find him/herself fine d by regulators for "going too far"; in fact, some broadcasters consider such an incident as a badge of honor.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Shock_jock.html (892 words)

	Shock jock: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of radio radio quick summary:
		Shock jocks also tend to push the envelope of decency Indecent quick summary:
		Popular envelope-pushing topics for shock jocks include sex[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject], EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shock_jock.htm (2535 words)

	Facts about shock jock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A shock jock is a term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (disk jockey) who uses crude, lowest-common-denominator humor to attract radio listeners.
		Their popularity apparently reached its peak in the mid-1990s when Howard Stern, the most popular of the shock jocks, was at his most popular level.
		Shock jocks continue to be a staple of many mainstream commercial radio stations, with their crude antics attracting younger audiences (especially teenage males).
	www.portaljuice.com /shock_jock.html (148 words)

	Urban Dictionary: shock jock
		Howard Stern is the first shock jock, but he is sucky.
		A shock jock prack called parents to tell them their son was dead.
		Howerd Stern is a no-talent shock jock who shouldn't be on air and taken seriously.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=shock+jock&defid=217832 (328 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: Audio attacks on Catholics by Brent Bozell - Oct 9, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the increasingly daring attempts to shock and titillate, the only obstacle is public protest, and the only agency to address those protests is the Federal Communications Commission, a bureaucratic dinosaur that crawls at a glacial pace.
		On Oct. 2, more than 13 months after shock jocks "Opie and Anthony" were fired by Infinity Radio, the FCC finally found that a radio show encouraging sex in St. Patrick's Cathedral on the day Catholics celebrate the Virgin Mary's assumption into Heaven could be defined as an obscenity violation.
		Shock jock Elliot Segal tried to make the audio-ogling most of these eager teenagers and soon had the star-struck girls eating out of his palm.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/brentbozell/bb20031009.shtml (980 words)

	Radio Call-In, "Shock Jock," or Open Microphone Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Consumers also complain that their calls have been limited or barred by the station or that program hosts are often biased, insufficiently informed and/or discourteous.
		Many consumers also complain that the nature of the material being broadcast, like radio stunts or "shock jock" programs, is offensive, obscene and/or indecent.
		Neither the FCC nor any other government agency can direct broadcasters to present or refrain from presenting specific programs, or tell them how to conduct their call-in shows and other programs.
	www.fcc.gov /cgb/consumerfacts/radiocallin.html (1161 words)

	USATODAY.com - Shock jock's satellite radio show hits Internet in mid-June (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stern fans will get listening rights to the two channels programmed by the shock jock, which include a live audio feed of his morning program The Howard Stern Show.
		The increase was mainly because Sirius had to account for stock compensation costs of $285 million, including about $225 million for Stern and his associates this year.
		Stern's Internet play comes as Sirius and rival XM duke it out to sign up the shock jock's fans who formerly listened to him for free.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2006-05-02-sirius-stern-web_x.htm (622 words)

	Howard Stern, the shock jock in winter. By Bryan Curtis
		America's premier shock jock, its true arbiter of bad taste, had become less vulgar than the Super Bowl halftime show.
		He wasn't even the sleaziest shock jock last week—that would be Bubba the Love Sponge, a Florida-based crank whom Clear Channel's Hogan fired.
		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.
	www.slate.com /id/2096493 (1066 words)

	Shock jock Howard Stern steps into another realm--satellite radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shock jock Howard Stern steps into another realm--satellite radio
		Highly publicizing ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern’s move from terrestrial radio to satellite, their subscriptions have already more than doubled from 600,000 to over 3 million.
		Will he be a ‘shocked’ jock to find that many fans aren’t willing to shell out $12.95 a month to hear his free speech?
	www.thesop.org /article.php?id=400 (861 words)

	Concerned Women for America - FCC Slaps 'Shock Jock' Mancow for Another $21,000
		Shock jock Erich "Mancow" Muller has been socked with another Forfeiture Order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
		That was followed by a November 1, 2002, report in the Chicago Sun-Times that Muller continued "his world tour of elementary schools and pre-schools." The paper reported that "Muller made a Halloween appearance at the Montessori School in Oak Lawn.
		Belendiuk noted that open promotion of illegal drugs is a trend among shock jocks nationwide.
	www.cwfa.org /printerfriendly.asp?id=2767&department=cfi&categoryid=cfreport (809 words)

	Radio Shock Jock Pushes Limits of Sexist Gab
		Media critics say the latest shock jock, Tom Leykis, is boosting his ratings by reducing women and men to cartoonish, sex-obsessed versions of themselves, as radio's quest for ratings trumps all else.
		If you've never heard of Tom Leykis, perhaps you are not a young, white male who lives in one of the 50-plus markets where his call-in show is syndicated, including San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Vancouver and Dallas.
		In the tradition of shock jock Howard Stern, Leykis is making millions by reducing women and men to cartoonish, sex-obsessed versions of themselves.
	www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/1172 (1146 words)

	The death of the shock jock on public radio - Dec. 27, 2004
		The death of the shock jock on public radio - Dec. 27, 2004
		The shock jock is almost dead on the public airwaves: One more indecency blunder and Stern is off.
		He said there's "no question" that the year marked the end of the shock jock on public radio.
	money.cnn.com /2004/12/23/news/newsmakers/stern (880 words)

	SHOCK JOCK TRASHES FEMALE VICTIMS OF COLORADO MASSACRE
		DENVER, Colorado, Apr 28 (LSN) - Howard Stern, the "shock jock" featured proudly on Toronto's Q-107 radio station has reached new lows with his comments on the Colorado high school massacre.
		Stern said some of the girls seen on TV escaping the school were "really good looking." "At least if you're going to kill yourself and kill all the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex?" said Stern.
		Last August CHUM Ltd. announced its decision to remove the perverse radio "shock jock" from its Montreal CHOM-FM radio station and to cancel the television debut which was to be aired on Citytv Saturday nights.
	www.lifesite.net /ldn/1999/apr/99042806.html (299 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Shock jock Stern turns to politics after FCC crackdown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stern has 8.5 million potential swing voters tuned in, and his loyal listeners have shown a willingness to do stunts far more outlandish than going to the polls at the shock jock's urging.
		Matthew Felling, with the Center for Media and Public Affairs, said the New York radio host is as clever as he is crass.
		If Stern keeps up his anti-Bush drumbeat, Felling said, the shock jock could have a greater impact on the presidential election than independent candidate Ralph Nader.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001894760_stern03.html (819 words)

	USATODAY.com - Media coup: Sirius lands shock jock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Top-ranked shock jock Howard Stern, making good on repeated threats to quit his syndicated morning radio show, announced Wednesday he'll jump to the small world of Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) when his contract with Infinity Broadcasting ends in January 2006.
		Stern, with 12 million listeners, is by far the highest-profile personality to head for satellite, where listeners pay $10-$13 a month for more than 100 channels of music and talk, many ad-free.
		XM this week began airing shows hosted by former National Public Radio star Bob Edwards and Infinity shock jocks Opie and Anthony.
	www.usatoday.com /money/media/2004-10-06-stern_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA (588 words)

	"Shock Jock" - SternFanNetwork
		He IS a "shock jock"...he says many things just to surprise and shock people.
		He's more than the label...but he did shock the hell out of me when I first started to listen to him.
		The reason people hate him so much is because they think that all he is is a Shock Jock and that his whole thing is just a big act.
	www.sternfannetwork.com /forum/showthread.php?threadid=41899 (433 words)

	New York Daily News - Breaking News - Shock jock Howard Stern broadcasts a message to FCC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Shock jock Howard Stern broadcasts a message to FCC
		Shock jock Howard Stern announced Wednesday that his syndicated morning show would appear in nine new markets, including four where his show was axed by the nation’s largest radio chain for alleged indecency.
		Clear Channel Communications suspended Stern in February and dropped the country’s best-known shock jock from its stations in Rochester, Orlando, San Diego, Pittsburgh and two other markets after complaints by federal regulators.
	www.nydailynews.com /front/breaking_news/story/207752p-179156c.html (458 words)

	Dirty jokes shock jock - USING THE INTERNET TO FIGHT ON-AIR IDIOCY
		An autobiography by the original "shock jock" shares his observations on politics, Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined.
		If anyone is the personification of the term "Shock Jock" it's 46 year I'm really basically in there to tell jokes, make everybody laugh and go home.
		Congress wants shock jocks to put their money where their mouth is. It's easy to joke about the Decency Act, but hard to laugh at it.
	office-space.yoursuperengine.com /q/office-space-dirty-jokes-shock-jock.htm (764 words)

	Stern's new orbit / Shock jock leaving traditional radio for rich satellite gig
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		Shock jock leaving traditional radio for rich satellite gig
		The 51-year-old radio shock jock bid a fond, funny and at times sentimental farewell Friday to his estimated daily drive-time audience of 12 million listeners, who made Stern a top-rated program in big-city markets from coast to coast.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/17/MNGM6G9NQT1.DTL&feed=rss.news (604 words)

	Shock Jock TV Show - Shock Jock Television Show - TV.com
		Radio station CHAT-AM was once the 'king of the AM airwaves', then came FM, and the slow demise of the AM band as the home of the DJ.
		The thinking listeners were coming back to AM in their...
		Tell the world what you think of Shock Jock, write a review for this show.
	www.tvtome.com /tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-6793 (140 words)

	New York Daily News - Breaking News - Howard Stern quits show, heads to censor-free satellite radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Top-ranked shock jock Howard Stern announced Wednesday morning that he will abandon his syndicated morning radio show to join Sirius satellite radio in 15 months, giving him a coast-to-coast audience and unlimited freedom from government regulators.
		Sirius CEO Joseph P. Clayton called Stern “an entertainment force of unprecedented recognition and popularity in the broadcast world.” Both Clayton and Stern predicted the shock jock will change the face of satellite radio and boost listenership.
		Their competition, XM Satellite Radio, unveiled its big marketing weapon this week: shock jocks Opie and Anthony, who were yanked off the air for broadcasting two listeners having sex inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
	www.nydailynews.com /front/breaking_news/story/239333p-205349c.html (726 words)

	Shock Jock's Audience Is Beating Him to the Door
		Shock Jock's Audience Is Beating Him to the Door
		The shock jock won't jump to satellite radio until January, but in the meantime, his listeners in the Washington area seem to be heading for the exits.
		Stern's nationally syndicated morning program, which is heard locally on WJFK-FM (106.7), suffered a dramatic fall in the summer audience ratings, which in turn helped drag down WJFK's overall popularity.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/19/AR2005101902345.html (787 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Chicago Shock Jock 'Mancow' Drops $3 Million Lawsuit against David Smith..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Aug. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Shock jock Erich "Mancow" Muller dropped, with prejudice, the $3 million lawsuit he filed against Chicago decency advocate David Smith and Citizens for Community Values -- after a federal judge rejected Mancow's claim that Smith violated his free speech rights.
		In the suit, Mancow alleged that Smith's repeated FCC indecency complaints against his show violated his First Amendment rights, a claim that was repeated in various media interviews.
		This is a big victory for concerned citizens like Dave who are sick and tired of lewd content on the airwaves, and want to use the procedures set up by their government to stop it.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=122-08022004 (363 words)

	Shock jock Stern jumps to satellite radio \| CNET News.com
		Shock jock Howard Stern is jumping from radio broadcasting to satellite radio, promising to boost the ratings of the growing medium and bring his show to fans "my way."
		Stern and Sirius Satellite Radio said Wednesday that they have negotiated a five-year, multimillion-dollar deal to air Stern's show on the satellite radio provider, starting Jan. 1, 2006.
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	news.com.com /Howard+Stern+Serious+...+Sirius/2100-1025_3-5399035.html (840 words)

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