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NEWS ABOUT: shock jocks

shock jocks stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Don Imus is negotiating with Fox Business to broadcast a video simulcast of his morning talk show, the Los Angeles Times reports. Imus had a simulcast deal with MSNBC when his radio show was on CBS, before he referred to the Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed... More »

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entertainment • television • CBS • Don Imus • Rutgers • MSNBC • shock jocks • Fox Business Network • radio stations • Rutgers University • WABC • RFD-TV • talk-show host • simulcast

(Newser) - Michael Savage is on a roll: First the Brits take him off the "hate promoters" list that had him banned from the country, and now Kelefa Sanneh has an affectionate profile of the heretical conservative shock jock in the New Yorker. The toxic soundbites that emerge from Savage's show,... More »

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radio • shock jocks • Michael Savage • conservative media

(Newser) - A Chicago radio host submitted himself to a waterboarding demonstration to prove it isn’t torture, but it didn’t work out that way, NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV reports. “Way worse than I thought it would be, and that’s no joke,” Erich “Mancow” Muller said. “I... More »

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entertainment • torture • Chicago • talk radio • shock jocks • waterboarding • Erich "Mancow" Muller • NBC Local

 Howard Stern Gets Hitched

Radio king weds his queen at ritzy Manhattan restaurant

Oct 4, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Stern and Beth Ostrovsky tied the knot at a star-studded wedding in Manhattan last night. Billy Joel serenaded the pair, actor—and minister—Mark Consuelos officiated, and Chevy Chase delivered a saucy toast. The shock jock "was the antithesis of his public figure," a source told Newsday.... More »

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radio • shock jocks • wedding • Howard Stern • celebrity marriage • Beth Ostrosky • Mark Consuelos

I Was Being Sarcastic,
Not Racist: Imus

Latest comment was misunderstood, shock jock says

Jun 24, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don Imus was just making a “sarcastic point” when he asked “what color” oft-arrested cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones is, he said on his show today.  When informed that Jones was black, Imus replied, “There you go. Now we know.” The rejoinder sparked  complaints against... More »

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race • Don Imus • shock jocks • Imus in the Morning • Adam "Pacman" Jones

 Raunchy Stern Prank
 Enrages Dolly 

Shock jock's audio tricks have Dolly spewing hate

May 15, 08 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dolly Parton has become the latest victim of a Howard Stern audio mashup and the country legend is livid, reports E! Online. The shock jock and his henchmen chopped up and remixed Parton quotes to make it sound as if she was spewing out raunchy and racist remarks. The fuming... More »

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radio • Sirius • shock jocks • Dolly Parton • Howard Stern

Stern Sidekick Quits on Air
After Fight

Artie almost physically attacks assistant
during show

Apr 11, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Longtime Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange walked off the show Thursday after an intense on-air shouting match with his personal assistant, Newsday reports. Lange tried to physically attack the assistant but was held back by studio members. Soon afterward Lange resigned, saying he couldn’t promise he wouldn’t act... More »

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radio • shock jocks • infighting • Howard Stern • Artie Lange

Stern Extols
the Pleasures
of Satellite

Funny man finds the troubles at CBS Radio the best joke of all

Nov 24, 07 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - It's been almost two years since Howard Stern switched to satellite radio, and the never-modest shock jock is reveling in his success on Sirius—and the woes of his former network, CBS, and rival, Don Imus, back in terrestrial radio. In a sit-down with the AP, Stern crows that his... More »

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radio • satellite radio • Sirius • Don Imus • shock jocks • Howard Stern

XM Fans Irate at Shock Jock Suspension

Opie & Anthony, kicked off airwaves,
now in trouble on satellite

May 17, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of "The Opie & Anthony Show" cancelled their satellite radio subscriptions by the hundreds after XM slapped the shock-jock duo with a 30-day suspension earlier this week. Subscribers are accusing the station—which promises uncensored content—of pandering to the FCC so they won't block a pending merger... More »

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radio • satellite radio • Sirius • FCC • talk radio • Opie and Anthony • The Opie and Anthony Show • shock jocks • merger • XM Satellite Radio

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