{"id":490053,"date":"2008-06-01T17:00:48","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=54162"},"modified":"2024-01-13T08:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T08:14:26","slug":"shock-jock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/shock-jock\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock Jock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I\u2019d say I have to agree, after a formerly reputable automotive radio talk show, Drivers Talk Radio, recently asked me to be a guest. Jeez, how low will these people sink for material?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The host of the show is a journalist and former racecar driver by the name of Rick Titus. If that name seems familiar to you, I\u2019m glad, as his father was editor of Sports Car Graphic and one of the first Trans-Am champions. I speak, of course, of Jerry Titus. But we\u2019ll come back to that in a minute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I\u2019d say I have to agree, after a formerly reputable automotive radio talk show, Drivers Talk Radio, recently asked me to be a guest. Jeez, how low will these people sink for material? The host of the show is a journalist and former racecar driver by the name of Rick Titus. 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