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'''Vice City Public Radio''' ~~consists~~ of ~~many topics~~ of ~~concern during~~ the ~~1980s like feminism~~, ~~returning~~ to ~~nature~~, ~~sports~~, ~~and other topics for~~ the ~~pleasure~~ of the ~~player~~. ~~Many oddballs can be heard talking about dressing like men~~, ~~not wearing makeup~~, even ~~thoughts about~~ not ~~shaving their legs or underarms~~. ~~This radio station can be listened~~ to on the ~~video~~ game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''.

'''Vice City Public Radio''', abbreviated as '''VCPR''', is a radio station in [[GTA Vice City]] and [[GTA Vice City Stories]]. In GTA Vice City, it hosted one show, Pressing Issues, a topical discussion program hosted by '''Maurice Chavez''' (voiced by Philip Anthony Rodriguez), with supervisors '''Jonathan Freeloader''' (Patrick Olsen) and '''Michelle Montanius''' (Kelly Guest). Along with [[KCHAT]], the other talk radio station in the game, VCPR was not released as part of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack.

Chavez's name and voice suggest that he is of Cuban origin, and he becomes irritated when his name is pronounced incorrectly. In one edition of his program, he is held at gun-point by the power-crazed [[Pastor Richards]], but he survives through quick thinking and flattery. Although normally calm, he loses his patience when his guests don't "press the issue," and even hits one of his guests, Jeremy Robards, with a paperweight.

Chavez is oblivious to the fact he is commonly downgraded by Jonathan Freeloader and Michelle Montanius, the announcers at VCPR who call him a ''"useless, talentless asshole"''. Over the course of several editions of the show, it is learned that Chavez made a living as "Sal, the Wheat-Free Clown" circa 1980, an occupation that earned him less than $2000 a year. Around the same time, he also tried to become a movie star, and despite going up for 17 auditions that year, he only got a job as a fluffer in a sex education video. He became so desperate that he even considered a sex change at one point. However, according to [[GTA Vice City Stories]], he was rescued by Montanius and in return she was impregnated. It is implied that she became part of the main VCPR crew not long after, and her pregnancy would account for her abrasive behavior to Chavez.

Freeloader is probably a reference to the website Freeloader.com, which at one point offered "light" versions of the Original [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] as well as [[GTA London 1969]] (without in-game music), but later moved them to a paid subscription service. It currently offers [[Grand Theft Auto 2]] as part of its free subscription service, though full versions of both GTA and GTA2 are now offered as free downloads from [[Rockstar Classics]].

In [[GTA Vice City Stories]], VCPR features a variety of radio programs that satirize American culture. Just like [[LCFR]] in [[GTA Liberty City Stories]] - VCPR would move on to feature just one show by 1986, Pressing Issues. Like 1986, the chatter and pledge drives are still run by Freeloader and Montanius.

Note that despite its name, VCPR is apparently broadcast nation wide.

[[Category: Vice City Radio Stations]]

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