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Lets face it, if you ran out into the street and shouted, at the top of your voice...
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...you'd probably get a lot of attention.<ref>And probably nominated for office by the Republican Party.</ref> And in radio, a lot of attention means a lot of listeners. And a lot of revenue.
The Shock Jock is just that; he's out to shock people by behaving in the most offensive manner possible. In some ways, these people are professional, live-action trolls; by saying what they do, they attract attention and thus get good ratings.
For the moment, Real Life examples are allowed. Keep it civil.
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== Comic Books ==
* Livewire of [[The DCU]] was a shock jock before she got her actual [[Shock and Awe]] powers. She still sometimes shows traces of her former career.
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== Western Animation ==
* [[Howard Stern]] (depicted as a giant bird) was skewered in an ''[[
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': To improve his image, Mr. Burns goes on a shock jock's radio show and admits that as a child he enjoyed [[Having a Gay Old Time]].
== Real Life ==
* [[Howard Stern]] probably the greatest of all time. He got his big break by
* [[Opie and Anthony]] fit the mold, though they have not assumed the label
* [[Don Imus]] was considered the first radio shockjock but like mentioned above had worked with Howard Stern for a short time until they got their own shows and howard was fired. Don was fired in 2007 for racial comments toward the Rutgers basketball team but re hired with other big names
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