Influence is a 2005 play by David Williamson about a right-wing radio "shock jock".Review of published version of play at Australian Public Intellectual Network It was inspired by the popularity of such personalities as Stan Zemanek, John Laws and Alan Jones.Rebecca Baillie, "Williamson's new play targets the 'shock jocks' ", The 7:30 Report, 17 March 2005, accessed 8 April 2013
Williamson described the lead character as "a racist, homophobic, neo-con, horrible shock jock... I really enjoyed writing him because I let all my deep racist, sexist impulses and anti-Muslim impulses flow out, because I know they're there underneath and I know that I don't really believe in that value system but I know that lurking deep within us there's the capacity to be bigoted, shocking and terrible."
References
External links review of 2005 Sydney production at Sydney Morning Herald Review of 2005 Melbourne production at The Age