# Anthony Cumia of "Opie and Anthony" fired

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**Created:** [July 5, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired/692407 "2014-07-05T14:05:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired/692407/15 "2014-07-06T05:31:34Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> I have a hard time seeing this as a realistic possibility. This wasn’t just getting out of a contract. **This is a career ender.** Or at the very best, Cumia will be looking for a job that’s going to be a sharp decline from his Sirius job. He won’t even be able to get his old job back in Boston after this.

[Emphasis mine] Probably. I think he could talk his way out of it… but where? If it’s on their next (first full-time) podcast, it could be the most downloaded podcast ever. But sponsorship could be a problem.

Let’s talk about the possible future, shall we? I said in the other thread

> [@Anthony Cumia of "Opie and Anthony" fired for "racist tweets"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-cumia-of-opie-and-anthony-fired-for-racist-tweets/692381/90):
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> … I really feel bad for Opie and Jim Norton, especially Jimmy. The last time they got fired O&A got paid to do nothing for 2 years while Jimmy was left out in the cold.  
> There was one time recently where they talked about how Jimmy reigned one or both of them in, basically saying “WTF are you doing? I don’t want to lose this gig again.”  
> …

If they stay on Sirius, what’s the show lineup? Opie and Jimmy and Sam Roberts? Or do they just call it “The Opie Show”?

Or does Opie refuse to do the show without Ant? I don’t really see that happening. They’ve been partners for 20 years, but Opie has a wife and 2 kids now. I think he has to say “Sorry buddy, but I have to go on…” Will Anthony be allowed in the studio if the rest of the crew continues on at Sirius?

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