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Opie and Anthony combined humor with commentary on American sociopolitical and popular culture. Some categorized them as shock jocks , [ 143 ] despite their disagreement with the term. [ 144 ] Cumia was known for his impressions of various celebrities while Hughes was the one who steered the program and operated the control board, feeding ideas.
During an appearance on Sirius XM radio on June 8, 2011, Breitbart showed hosts Opie and Anthony a photograph of what he claimed to be Weiner's nude genitalia. One of the cameras in the room caught the cell phone's display, and the hosts subsequently leaked the photo by publishing it on Twitter. [33]
Del Gado first gained prominence as the producer for the Opie and Anthony radio show from 1998 to 2002, when the show aired in afternoons on WNEW in New York City. He was fired after the show was cancelled following its controversial "Sex for Sam 3" segment, in which a couple were encouraged to engage in sexual activity in St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Anthony Cumia (born April 26, 1961) [1] is an American shock jock, podcaster and broadcaster. He is the host of The Anthony Cumia Show on the online video platform Compound Media, which he founded. [2] Along with Gregg "Opie" Hughes, he was the co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show, which aired from 1995 to 2014.
Gregg Hughes (born May 23, 1963) [1] better known by his air name Opie, is an American radio personality and podcast host.He is best known as the former co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show that aired from 1995 until 2014 with Anthony Cumia, as well as comedian Jim Norton beginning in 2001.
Opie & Anthony's Demented World is a compilation album by American radio personalities Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia, released in October 1997 on Restaurant Records. It features live and pre-recorded segments from their radio show Opie and Anthony when it aired in afternoons on WAAF-FM in Boston, Massachusetts from 1995 to 1998.
Death of a mayor: In 1998, local WAAF shock jocks Opie and Anthony were discussing April Fools' Day hoaxes, and sardonically stated that Boston mayor Thomas Menino had been killed in a car accident. Menino happened to be on a flight at the time, lending credence to the prank as he could not be reached.
Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus was a stand-up comedy tour hosted by American radio personalities Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia that featured a roster of comedians from their radio show, Opie and Anthony. There were three editions of the tour between 2006 and 2008; the first consisted of 4 dates, the second had 8 dates, and the third ...