Sex and Shock Jocks: An Analysis of the \u3cem\u3eHoward Stern\u3c/em\u3e and \u3cem\u3eBob & Tom Shows\u3c/em\u3e (book chapter)

Studies of mass media show that sexual content has increased during the past three decades and is now commonplace. Research studies have examined the sexual content of many media, but not talk radio. A subcategory of talk radio, called “shock jock” radio, has been repeatedly accused of being indecent and sexually explicit. This study fills in this gap in the literature by presenting a short history and an exploratory content analysis of shock jock radio. The content analysis compares the sexual discussions of two radio talk shows: Infinity\u27s Howard Stern Show and Clear Channel\u27s Bob & Tom Show