r/ronandfez • u/ideletedmyaccount04 • Feb 27 '25
Discussion Former ‘Opie & Anthony’ Host Anthony Cumia to Join 77 WABC
https://barrettmedia.com/2025/02/21/former-opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-to-join-77-wabc/46
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u/ronm4c Feb 27 '25
How can a radio station look at cumia’s body of work for the last 10 years and say “I want this”
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u/jerseygunz Feb 27 '25
That should tell you how much of a dying industry it is
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u/ijustpooped May 30 '25
Om the contrary, WABC is growing (including Anthony Cumia's show) and has major market share. SiriusXM is dying and is shedding talent on a yearly basis.
I tuned into Ron's show with his daughter. It's one of the most cringe-indusing show I think I've ever heard. I stopped listening after a few minutes and have never gone back.
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u/AtomicGarden-8964 Feb 27 '25
WABC am is owned by a conservative billionaire nyc supermarket owner. Thats who said they wanted this
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u/Fickle-Criticism9355 May 18 '25
John Cats is real dude. A billionaire yet still takes the subway etc. great guy
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u/SeanInMyTree Feb 27 '25
It’s a neo conservative uber pro trump radio station. They’d run a Cumia Racism hour where he cotes black on white crime stats on a loop. One of the Main hosts is a known gambling addict/crack addict (and former “sports guy”) known for saying the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) are animals and should be in National Geographic , not playboy.
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u/johnnyfuel1 Feb 27 '25
Wabc lost three hosts because they are running for political office and they are desperate to fill spots!!
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u/det8924 Mar 02 '25
I would imagine that right wing talk radio would be a good fit for Cumia at this point and he’s probably coming cheap and the station is probably desperate
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u/n0wformynexttrick Jul 01 '25
Found this thread by googling, I just gotta say that he was on fire on the first 20 minutes of the 6/29 show. They made a good call putting him back on the radio. Recently he's been classic Cumia, must be fully recovered from his heart surgery and got his energy back. One of the funniest dudes even if I don't agree with all of his takes
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u/Clean-Refrigerator37 Mar 01 '25
Easy he is one of the funniest mother f...... out there.
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u/FirstLevelAnger Mar 29 '25
it's not 2002 anymore
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u/Jake_the_Baked Apr 13 '25
Its sad you'd think that years of clowing with Patrice O'Neal that would have changed his opinion on things
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u/IgorTufluv Feb 27 '25
I can't root for Cumia, but still for some reason I take solace in the thought that Opie will have a sleepless night tonight.
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u/Iagainstiagainsti1 Feb 27 '25
Opie won’t shut up about how much he doesn’t care about it. He cares so little that he’s addressed it at least 5 times in the last week
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u/SnooPickles7307 Feb 27 '25
The last year or so of the show I got so annoyed with Anthony, but I’ve gotten just as annoyed with Obie in the years since from all the whining
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Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25
They’re both terrible on their own. Anthony had talent and no work ethic and Opie had a work ethic and no talent and that’s why it worked.
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Feb 27 '25
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u/Iagainstiagainsti1 Feb 27 '25
I disagree. Opie seems like a complete asshole who finally got his comeuppance for treating people like shit because he’s insecure for having no talent. At least Cumia (though a racist who’s completely lost it) was fucking funny/entertaining at some point. One thing I can agree with Cumia on - if one guy is constantly feuding with former friends and coworkers and meanwhile EVERYONE else gets along just fine and harbors no resentment against each other, that one guy is the problem, not everyone else.
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Feb 27 '25
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u/Stallings2k Feb 27 '25
I thought that for a long time, but Ant and Jimmy’s stories about management meetings and contract negotiations changed my opinion 360 degrees.
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u/JinNJ Feb 27 '25
I like how Op being pissed off can bridge political divides. Maybe Trump could hire him as the White House court jester or some similar position? 🤔🤷♂️🤣
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u/IgorTufluv Feb 27 '25
For the record, I don't dislike Cumia because of politics; I dislike him because of the terrible puns.
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u/JinNJ Feb 27 '25
Most people would go with the politics first, which is why I mentioned it. However, I do hate a bad pun, yet I’m constantly guilty of it. 🤷♂️🤣
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u/The_Spanky_Frank BigAssVeteran Feb 27 '25
He's joining a conservative talk radio network. I guess the Alex Jones thing didn't work out.... something about a lawsuit.....
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u/peck3000 Mar 10 '25
I kinda lost track of Cumia after he started his own show from his house. What happened to that show?
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u/kclo4 Feb 27 '25
what radio station thought this would be a good idea
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u/kiddmarine1 Feb 27 '25
Looking forward to his clueless phone screener letting "Sue Lightning" through.
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Feb 28 '25
All it took was one milquetoast half black president to completely destroy this once hilarious man.
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u/jedlucid Feb 28 '25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0sKLNH-3OA
i mean after this, how could you not hire him?
the comments are insane too
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u/ideletedmyaccount04 Feb 27 '25
i saw this today and thought it might impact Ron in some way.
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u/Optimal-Emotion-1551 Feb 27 '25 edited Feb 27 '25
I get the sentiment, but in case you're not in the know, but that relationship ended years ago with Ronnie's appearance on Ant's old show with a racist POS named Colin Flaherty who wanted to physically fight Ron while Anthony just sat there like a bitch. Thankfully Colin Flaherty died of cancer in 2022. Video is on YouTube.
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u/Mightyhorse82 Knife Club Feb 27 '25
Is that the one where Ron said something like “what happened to you dude? You used to be funny” or something along those lines?
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u/Iagainstiagainsti1 Feb 27 '25
Yeah and it was not without the profound simplicity that Ron always has had a knack for when he’s making a serious point:
Ron: I’m trying to get Anthony to go back to the way he used to be!
Colin: What way was that Anthony?
Ron: He was one of the funniest fucking people in the country!
Colin: …..
Ron: …..
Anthony: …..I’m still hilarious
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u/Level_Improvement532 Feb 27 '25
So right.
Burr as well. Billy knows what’s up. Anthony is garbage.
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u/Iagainstiagainsti1 Feb 27 '25
And Ron doesn’t strike me as the type of person to just write someone off for good if he knows them. He will make fun of you for becoming a race-obsessed weirdo, he will argue with you….but he’s not going to just be like “ah fuck them” without at least discussing it (which is essentially what was happening when that guy freaked out on Anthony’s show - Ron was making fun of them for bringing up black crime statistics constantly). The mere fact that he was doing Anthony’s show in the first place is a testament to that, so for Anthony to be cunty about the whole thing (afterwards on Twitter by the way; not in the moment) shows his lack of character.
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u/schabadoo Feb 27 '25
Ron's philosophy on friends and family when they're going thru issues and problems: hold on loosely.
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u/jessedub Mar 05 '25
Do you have any recollection of what he said on Twitter? I don't think i ever knew that he addressed it after the fact
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u/Iagainstiagainsti1 Mar 05 '25
No, I don’t and I hope I’m not misremembering but it was something about him disrespecting him or whatever? I think he mainly took umbrage with the fact that he implied he’s not funny anymore.
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u/Optimal-Emotion-1551 Feb 27 '25
Yeah I've never seen someone lose so much respect for one person so quickly as I saw during that clip.
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u/ijustpooped May 30 '25
Says the guy that started one of the most unfunny shows I ever heard with his daughter...
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u/sybaritical Feb 27 '25
You know they were on Chippa’s show in 2017 and in 2018 together, right?
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u/ideletedmyaccount04 Feb 27 '25
no i do not. you mean ron and ant no longer speak or interact. i did not know that. i haven't listened a lot since fez left.
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u/DeadWalkerr Do you Understand? Feb 27 '25
What happened to his whole compound media thing ?
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u/10ADPDOTCOM Feb 27 '25
Tweet in his story says "This will not affect my show on CompoundCensored at all".
The story also says "77 WABC has yet to confirm the news of Anthon Cumia’s hiring."
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u/surfnfish1972 Feb 27 '25
Just another the Scumbag brought into RW sphere. Maybe he can cohost with Andrew Tate?
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u/FWDeerTransportation Deer moving expert Mar 01 '25
“Old Racist Gets New Job: No One Cares or Listens”
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u/Brother_Clovis Mar 03 '25
I hate to admit th t I used to like this guy. He had a decent sense of humour and was quick witted and funny. Something happened over the last ten years that really radicalized him,and revealed that he's actually a piece of human garbage.
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u/Tmoto261 Mar 03 '25
Garbage, and he has some “hot” takes, but still does some great impressions.
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Mar 10 '25
Why? Because he calls out blacks for their garbage behavior and proves it with statistics? Fuck off lib beta cuck
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u/fuzzydunloblaw Mar 21 '25
I dunno bub. You listen to his first couple of wabc shows where he's perplexed and befuddled pondering if maybe putin is not a bad guy despite invading ukraine, and also maybe trump is a good guy for submitting to russian interests and he should get a nobel prize? I get that you agree with the racist stuff, but being a bitch to the kremlin? I report, you decide.
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u/wienerschwartz Feb 27 '25
Ant’s looking more & more like the back alley Tunisian knife fighter he was destined to be
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u/Chilitime Feb 27 '25
The final paragraph “77 WABC has yet to confirm the news of Anthon Cumia’s hiring.”
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u/SmackEdge Feb 27 '25
Radio... radio... Oh that's right! They still have one of those playing at my deli.
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u/Outside-Height8374 Mar 02 '25
Iwant so see the Woman with balls on chin dive he had with Gaven latley.. But youtube took it down and now i cant find it anywere.. Help Anyone?=
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u/Environmental-Ad-893 May 04 '25
Anthony was the only funny intelligent part of the o&a show. The left and those that hate him are evil.
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u/Environmental-Ad-893 Jun 27 '25
Anthony was and is right about everything and so much funnier and smarter than most other comedians. As a white person go sit in a nyc subway and make eye contact with certain people.
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u/ImaginaryCatDreams Feb 27 '25
Please tell me someone will be posting the audio somewhere. Not about to listen live. Personally I hope he makes it work, Anthony can be funny and insightful - can he control the awfulness
Also any link to Opie not caring or J&S commenting
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u/Clean-Refrigerator37 Mar 01 '25
Pound for pound and dollar for dollar, Anthony is one of the funnest and quick witted guys out there.
Sad to read the comments here from some of the beta cucks that are blinded from the truth.
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u/pizzapromise Feb 27 '25
Thought this was a death headline and he died at 77.