EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 11 MIN
Gun-toting ‘Wildcat’ was nation’s first ‘shock jock’
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
Robert Gordon Duncan was the first radio broadcaster ever to be sent to prison for cursing on the air. For the first six months of 1930, the entire city was riveted to his radio show, wondering who he'd slander next. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1301b-oregon-wildcat-was-early-shock-jock.html)
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