A collection of stories tagged 'jock' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:41:22 EST Teen movies are all about stereotypes -- the geek, the jock, the popular girl. But the new trend among filmmakers is to let teens tackle issues beyond detention and prom. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47149 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89341223&ft=1&f=1008 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:28:00 EDT John Powers, Fresh Air critic at large, weighs in on the trends of 2007: political campaigns, Iraq movies failing at the box office, HBO's The Sopranos, stories about hitting the road, the TMZing of America, jocks gone wild, hip sentimentality, the nightly ideological news, atheist chic and the writers strike. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43291 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17576947&ft=1&f=1051 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:31:00 EST Radio shock-jock Don Imus returned to the air Monday, repentant but, in the eyes of critics, not yet redeemed. His new program airs on WABC in New York and has limited national distribution. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/42538 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16846066&ft=1&f=1006 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:17:00 EST Less than a year after his unceremonious departure from the airwaves, Don Imus is back, thanks to Rural Free Delivery TV. Imus' TV show will air on the nationwide network that also hosts Big Joe Polka and Wide World of Horses. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41881 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16298438&ft=1&f=1051 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:11:00 EST Nine months after a racist, sexist remark threatened to end Don Imus' career, the shock jock is reportedly making a comeback. New York's WABC-AM annouced Thursday that Imus would return to its airwaves. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/41370 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15871184&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:07:00 EDT The film Talk to Me is based on the life of Washington, D.C., radio announcer Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr. The smart-talking ex-convict, now regarded as one of the first shock jocks, was also a social activist and commentator. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/36928 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11955100 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:35:00 EDT Radio talk show hosts Opie and Anthony have been suspended for making offensive, sexual comments about Condoleezza Rice, Laura Bush and Queen Elizabeth II. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34590 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10231434 Thu, 17 May 2007 13:31:00 EDT The controversy over radio host Don Imus' comments still continues. The shock jock's future is not clear now that he's been fired from his show. Still feeling a little confused over the ramifications of the controversy? Here's some help. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33406 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9601939 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:00:00 EDT CBS Radio fires Don Imus for racist and sexist remarks about Rutgers University's women's basketball team. But the problem underlined by the shock jock's comments is much bigger than Imus. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33305 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9564596 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:29:00 EDT Shock jock Don Imus has been removed from his regular slot on cable television. The president of NBC News announced that cable's MSNBC would no longer carry the simulcast of Imus's CBS radio show. The move came after Imus recently made racist comments on-air about the Rutgers women's basketball team. Renee Montagne talks to David Folkenflik. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33266 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9533532 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EDT CBS Radio and MSNBC have suspended talk-show host Don Imus for two weeks, addressing outrage over remarks the shock jock made about black members of the women's basketball team at Rutgers University. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/33176 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9492242 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:00:00 EDT It's not the ultimate grudge match between brain and brawn, NPR Science Editor David Malakoff and NPR Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman face off in smackdown discussions over America's Nobel Prize wins in science, and how poorly American athletes performed in recent international competitions. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/24500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6219862 Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:00:00 EDT The radio shock jock Howard Stern made his first appearance on a new venue Monday morning. Sirius satellite radio has given Stern the liberty to do almost anything he wants -- and the paycheck to afford pretty much anything he wants. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/726 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5139561 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST Radio shock jock Howard Stern celebrates his final day on terrestrial radio with a two-hour rally and party for fans in midtown Manhattan. Stern, who often clashed with FCC decency czars, is taking his new show to satellite on Jan. 9. Mike Pesca reports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/3121 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5056898 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST The high school letter jacket is a tradition separating the jocks from the non-varsity crowd. But at the Santa Fe Desert Academy, a small private high school in New Mexico, a different kind of student qualifies for the coveted jacket -- those who make the Precision Poetry Drill Team. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/5207 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4615966 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT Lewis Black is a playwright, stand-up comic, actor, and a commentator on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He's been described as having the mouth of a shock-jock and the heart of a liberal. His new book is entitled Nothing's Sacred. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/5508 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4580711 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT Golf is not the only sport for the aged -- at least that's the underlying message of the new magazine GeezerJock. Host Debbie Elliott talks with editor Sean Callahan about the growing number of older athletes participating in competitive sports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/6624 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4563168 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST