Shock jocks Opie & Anthony are being sued by a TV reporter over a prank that he says left his ears ringing.

WABC-TV’s Anthony Johnson was doing a live report about snow when he says an Opie & Anthony fan waved a bumper sticker and blew an air horn.

Opie & Anthony had launched an “Assault on the Media”campaign that encouraged listeners to draw attention to their show during live news broadcasts.

Johnson claims the incident caused him to miss two weeks of work. He also saye he suffered permanent ear damage from the prank.

The suit also names the listener who carried out the prank and XM Satellite Radio.

In addition to Johnson, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of his wife, WNBC-TV reporter Pat Battle.

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Howard Stern took a shot at Don Imus yesterday, calling the Imus show “a mess” and saying its ratings would be so low they would embarrass everyone.

The funny thing is, Sirius actually took out an ad on the Imus show to plug Stern’s show.

On a brighter note, Imus received support from a pair of XM Radio shock jocks yesterday.

When Opie and Anthony finished their K-Rock shift at 9 a.m., they dropped in on Imus. Because they had to get over to XM, their stay was brief, but everyone had a good time, with Anthony deadpanning, “Yeah, we’ve done a couple of these ‘we’re-back’ shows, too.”

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