Shock jock
A shock jock is a type of radio broadcaster who entertains listeners or attracts attention using humor and/or melodramatic exaggeration that some portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms, statements and actions are typically offensive to many members of the community. It is a popular term, generally used within the radio industry.
Many shock jocks have been fired as a result of such punishments as regulatory fines, loss of advertisers, or simply social and political outrage. On the other hand, as shock jocks may be very popular, it is also not uncommon for such broadcasters to be quickly rehired by another station or network.
Some right-wing radio broadcasters have made "shocking" less politically correct statements, but if these consist only of name calling and similar contents lacking factual arguments, then they are easily dismissed by opponents. Furthermore, certain more "extreme" politically incorrect topics, such as Jewish influence, are rarely discussed by mainstream shock jocks.
