Anthony Cumia
American talk radio personality and podcast host (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Anthony Cumia | |
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Born | (1961-04-26) April 26, 1961 (age 63) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Elwood-John H. Glenn High School |
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Jennifer Cumia
(m. 1990; div. 2002) |
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Network | Compound Media |
Country | United States |
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In 2014, Cumia was fired by SiriusXM Radio after posting a series of racist tweets in which he claimed to have been assaulted by a Black woman.[3][4] He was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend in 2015 and pled guilty to third-degree assault and criminal obstruction of breathing.[5] He started his own video podcast soon after named The Anthony Cumia Show, which aired until September 2017, when he started The Artie and Anthony Show with comedian and actor Artie Lange. In May 2018, Lange left the show and was replaced by Dave Landau; the show's name reverted to The Anthony Cumia Show.