Opie and Anthony

Opie and Anthony's rude and crude style of entertainment (which many listeners support nonetheless) has earned them the sobriquet of "shock jocks" (see also: Howard Stern). Regular guests to their show include Jay Mohr, Jim Breuer, Lewis Black and Jim Norton. On the show, Anthony is known for his impressions of people such as Andrew Dice Clay, Tom Brokaw, Ronald Reagan, Mike Tyson and Tony Danza. Their style and jokes target the males in the 18–25 age range, although they have broken both constraints and have taken over in markets when syndicated and the city already had a show geared toward that style.

The pair signed a contract with XM on August 5, 2004 and started broadcasting October 4th of the same year. Their return took place over two years after their previous show had been cancelled (see below), and they had remained off-the-air during that time as Infinity Broadcasting, their previous employer, held them to their contract as well as their non-compete clause. On XM satellite radio, O&A are no longer bound by FCC regulations regarding language and content, thus curses and pollitically incorrect humor are common on their show.

Their XM show features Jim Norton as a regular show host instead of a guest.

Radio Show (High/Low)lights

• Most famously, they "created" Whip'em Out Wednesdays (WOW), where they encourage women to flash motorists who have a WOW bumper sticker. In the absence of a bumper sticker, Opie and Anthony have suggested writing WOW on their dirty cars using their hands. Eventually, WoW applied to any day of the week ("Whip'em Out Whenever").
• While they are often critical of Howard Stern's boasting of being a talk radio innovator, and laugh that he claims he is always claiming that he "created everything," they and their listeners are quick to point out when they believe another radio show has "ripped off" an idea or bit.
• They also invented the Tuesday Night Hummer club where they encouraged their female listeners to perform fellatio on their significant others.
• They were fired in Boston after they pulled an April Fool's prank, telling their listeners the Mayor of Boston (Thomas Menino) died in a car accident (1998).
• While on WNEW O&A made a rare professional friendship with Ron and Fez of "The Ron and Fez Show."
• Several members of their crew (including frequent guest Lewis Black and Jim Norton) were arrested for being on the see-through "Teen" Voyeur Bus where six young women were "flashing" all over Manhattan (2000).
• From 2001 – 2002 the duo was syndicated on WJFK in Washington D.C., where they took the #1 rated timeslot down to 18th place in one book. When "Sex For Sam" happened they were removed from all of their markets, including Washington.
• They are most widely known for being the "Wacky D.J.'s Who Had The Sex in The Church Stunt." This stemmed from an annual Sex For Sam contest, in conjunction with Sam Adams brewery, where listeners would perform in a sexual olympics, which consisted of having sex in different places around New York City for points.
• When "Sex For Sam 3" took place on August 15, 2002 Opie and Anthony were suspended for the remainder of their contract (more than 2 years), and the show was cancelled. WNEW and Infinity Broadcasting were in danger of losing their FCC license over an incident where a couple allegedly had sex at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
• On October 4, 2004, Opie and Anthony returned to radio via XM satellite radio, where they reached a fraction of their original potential audience by narrowcasting to only their hard core fans.
• When Howard Stern announced that he was going to be going to Sirius Satellite Radio, he planned a November 2004 rally where he handed out free systems. About 20 O&A listeners attempted to crash the gathering of more than a 1000 Stern supporters, armed with placards and bumper stickers.
• Since returning to radio, they often like to make fun of the dead child of Scott Peterson – Connor Peterson.
• During December, 2004, Opie and Anthony re-appeared for the first time on commercial FM radio since they were fired from WNEW. WAQX in Syracuse, New York was the first station to bring O&A back to commercial Fm radio. The show on WAQX was a rebroadcast of the previous day's show on XM and was edited for content. It aired in the Howard Stern show's morning time slot while he was on vacation.

External Links

• Opie and Anthony's official site
• Foundry Music – The Unofficial O&A site, created by O&A's board technician Steve C. This site also caters to music and porn reviews.
• OpieAnthony.NET – Media, News and Unofficial Messageboard
• XM Satellite Radio – O&A's current employer.
• whackbag.com – The Underground Opie and Anthony Message Board