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In 1995 Whale was hired by Talksport where he remained for 13 years. He was sacked in May 2008 after urging listeners to vote for Conservative Boris Johnson in the run up to London’s mayoral elections

In the months since, Whale has been broadcasting his show over the internet.

Clip: Whale on Talksport

Opie and Anthony

Shock jockery moves to the next generation, with North American satellite radio stars Opie and Anthony, whose lewd material includes inciting couples to have sex in public places.

In May last year the pair were suspended for 30 days from their radio station XM for sexually comments made on their show about US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, first lady Laura Bush, and The Queen.

Clip: NBC 7 Boston report Opie and Anthony's suspension

Don Imus

Veteran US shock jock and on air prankster Don Imus also got into trouble last year for his WFAN radio show, simultaneously broadcast over TV channel MSNBC. During the 1980s, Imus worked alongside Stern at WNBC, where he became best know for his fictional character, an evangelist preacher named Billy Sol Hargus.

In an on-air discussion with a contributor. Imus used the racial slur “nappy-headed hoes” to describe members of a women’s basketball team. His public apology failed to save him his job.

Clip: Don Imus' "nappy-headed" comments with apology

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh has been lambasted for going just that bit too far. He hit the headlines recently after accusing Michael J Fox of exaggerating the physical symptoms of Parkinson's Disease after the actor took part in a politcal advertisement. Limbaugh has also made the news with his attacks on Barack Obama.

Limbaugh resigned from an earlier television show in 2003 after a storm erupted over a racially-charged comment.

Clip: On immigration laws
Clip: MSNBC reports on Limbaugh’s assault on Fox
Clip: Makes the news with attacks on Barack Obama

Adam Carolla

Los-Angeles based Carolla is best know here as the man chosen over Jeremy Clarkson to front American Top Gear. One of the younger generation of shock jocks, Carolla holds forth on emotive pet issues and hectors his eminent guests. In one show he hangs up on neo-con broadcaster Anne Coulter.

Clip: On atheism
Clip: Lays into civil rights attorney Gloria Allred
Clip: Hanging up on Anne Coulter

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