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{{short description|American talk radio personality and podcast host (born 1961)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}

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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.| death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | alma_mater = Elwood-John H. Glenn High SchoolThe Anthony Cumia Show|Compound Censored}}| station = | network = Compound Media| timeslot = Opie and Anthony#Compound Media and The Anthony Cumia Show (2014–present)>The Artie and Anthony Show}}| show2 = | station2 = | network2 = | timeslot2 = | style = | country = United States| previous = | parents = Jennifer Cumia2002|reason=divorced}}| partner = | children = | memorials =| awards = | website = | module = }}Anthony Cumia (born April 26, 1961)WEB,www.allmusic.com/artist/anthony-cumia-mn0004532484, Anthony Cumia, Allmusic, 2023-11-07, Born April 26, 1961 in New York, NY., 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.WEB, Compound Media: Our Team,www.compoundmedia.com/our-team, 18 November 2022, Along with Gregg “Opie” Hughes, he was the co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show, which aired from 1995 to 2014.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.WEB, Sit, Ryan, Kemp, Joe, July 4, 2014, Anthony Cumia, host of Opie and Anthony, tells News he has ‘options’ after being fired by SiriusXM for racist Twitter rant,www.nydailynews.com/new-york/show-siriusxm-fires-shock-jock-anthony-cumia-host-opie-anthony-article-1.1855064, 6 July 2014, New York Daily News, MAGAZINE, Miriam Coleman, 2014-07-06, ‘Opie & Anthony’ Host Anthony Cumia Fired After Racist Twitter Tirade,www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706, Rolling Stone, 2016-11-01, 2016-10-21,www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706," title="web.archive.org/web/20161021143806www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706,">web.archive.org/web/20161021143806www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706, dead, He was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend in 2015 and pled guilty to third-degree assault and criminal obstruction of breathing. 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.

Early life

Cumia was born in Flushing, Queens,{{sfn|Cumia|Russo|Trackman|2018|p=14}} into an Italian-American family. He has an elder brother, Joe, and a younger sister, Dawn.{{sfn|Cumia|Russo|Trackman|2018|p=16}} The family lived in various locations on Long Island including Elwood and East Islip.{{sfn|Cumia|Russo|Trackman|2018|p=14}}WEB, Santos, Fernanda, August 17, 2002, Joke may be on shock jocks,www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/joke-shock-jocks-article-1.508551, October 15, 2016, New York Daily News, Cumia attended Timber Point Elementary School in East Islip,{{sfn|Cumia|Russo|Trackman|2018|p=19}} followed by Elwood-John H. Glenn High School in Elwood. One of his teachers was actress Joyce MacKenzie. He was beaten up by Boomer Esiason in high school.NEWS, Quick, Jon, Anthony Cumia Uncensored,radioink.com/2018/11/18/anthony-cumia-uncensored/, Radio Ink, November 18, 2018, After his parents separated, Cumia spent his early teenage years living with his father in San Juan Capistrano, California.NEWS,www.newsday.com/lifestyle/drive-time-ambition-ratings-and-money-push-radio-jocks-toward-the-edge-1.396278, Drive Time: Ambition, ratings and money push radio jocks toward the edge, James T., Madore, Verne, Gay, Newsday, September 3, 2002, B8, Before he started his radio career, Cumia installed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. He wanted to get into radio, and was influenced by popular New York City personalities Howard Stern and Don Imus.

Career

Opie and Anthony (1994–2014)“>

Opie and Anthony (1994–2014)

(File:Anthony Cumia at XM studios in 2005.jpg|thumb|Cumia at the XM studio in 2005)(File:Anthony Cumia.jpg|thumb|right|Cumia in 2007)Cumia first met radio personality Gregg “Opie” Hughes when the latter held an O. J. Simpson song parody contest on his Nighttime Attitude show on Long Island radio station WBAB. He and his brother Joe decided to enter the contest, and recorded an entry as Rotgut titled “Gonna Electric Shock OJ” to the tune of “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding.WEB,www.josephcumia.com/the-executive-producers-desk/rotgut-recording-session-for-first-show/, Untitled Document, The song was a hit with Hughes, who played it several times on his show and, in September 1994, invited the Cumias to the studio to perform the song live.WEB,thelaughbutton.com/features/opie-anthony-celebrate-twenty-years-radio-live-siriusxm-unmasked-carolines-nyc/, Opie and Anthony celebrate twenty years in radio with a live SiriusXM Unmasked from Carolines in NYC, 23 April 2014, The Laugh Button, Cumia began to contribute and produce comedy bits for Hughes and the station’s morning show soon after.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}Hughes and Cumia accepted an offer to host afternoons at WAAF in Boston, Massachusetts, and launched Opie and Anthony in March 1995.WEB,www.opieant.com/mindex.htm, Unofficial Opie and Anthony Audio Archive, Cumia originally thought that by getting into radio he would make very good money, but later said his salary at WAAF was barely higher than doing manual labour.WEB,prepnet.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/mouth_0202, RADIO ONLINE, The pair were fired in April 1998 for an April Fool’s Day prank that had listeners believe Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was killed in a car accident while transporting a young female Haitian prostitute.WEB,www.fcc.gov/eb/broadcast/hoaxes.html, FCC hoax policy, 2007-12-01, 2005, In June 1998, Opie and Anthony began at WNEW in New York City in afternoons, becoming a top 10 afternoon drive show in two years.WEB,www.cbsradio.com/press_center/releases/pressrelease150639-04-24-2006.html, Opie & Anthony Return To CBS Radio Beginning Wednesday, April 26, 2007-12-01, CBS Radio, 2006-04-24, dead,www.cbsradio.com/press_center/releases/pressrelease150639-04-24-2006.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080514175545www.cbsradio.com/press_center/releases/pressrelease150639-04-24-2006.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080514175545www.cbsradio.com/press_center/releases/pressrelease150639-04-24-2006.html, 2008-05-14, Around 2000, Hughes considered leaving the show but Cumia convinced him to stay as Infinity Broadcasting promised them a more lucrative contract and have the show nationally syndicated. The show developed further when comedian Jim Norton joined the show as their co-host in 2001.February 17, 2015, Opie stated during Larry King interview By mid-2002, Opie and Anthony was syndicated on 17 stations nationwide. On August 22, 2002, Opie and Anthony was cancelled over their “Sex for Sam 3” segment five days earlier that involved a Virginia couple having simulated sex in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Infinity kept Hughes and Cumia from being hired for the duration of their contract which expired in mid-2004.WEB,articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-08-23/news/0208230231_1_infinity-radio-radio-stations-infinity-broadcasting, Station shocks jocks by dropping show, The Chicago Tribune, August 23, 2002, Peter, Goodman, March 29, 2017, On October 4, 2004, the show returned to the air on XM Satellite Radio, a subscription-based satellite radio service. From April 2006 to March 2009, part of the show was simulcast on nine terrestrial radio stations owned by CBS Radio that were compliant with the broadcast regulations imposed by the Federal Communications Commission.Opie & Anthony are in. NY Daily News. April 22, 2006 During this time, XM suspended the show for thirty days on May 15, 2007, after a homeless man, dubbed “Homeless Charlie”, who appeared on the show, expressed his wish to rape Condoleezza Rice and Laura Bush.WEB, 2007-05-15, XM Radio Suspends Opie & Anthony,xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452,xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452," title="web.archive.org/web/20071013213442xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452,">web.archive.org/web/20071013213442xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1452, October 13, 2007, 2007-12-01, XM Satellite Radio, {{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}On July 3, 2014, Cumia was fired by SiriusXM for a series of tweets in which he condemned a black woman who he said assaulted him and described her as an “animal”; the tweets were described by the company as “racially-charged and hate-filled”.MAGAZINE,www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706, ‘Opie & Anthony’ Host Anthony Cumia Fired After Racist Twitter Tirade, Rolling Stone, Miriam, Coleman, July 6, 2014, November 1, 2016, October 21, 2016,www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706," title="web.archive.org/web/20161021143806www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706,">web.archive.org/web/20161021143806www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/opie-anthony-host-anthony-cumia-fired-after-racist-twitter-tirade-20140706, dead, Cumia said that he was repeatedly punched by her as he was taking pictures in Times Square.WEB, Leopold, Todd, 2014-07-04, ‘Opie & Anthony’s’ Anthony Cumia fired over tweets,www.cnn.com/2014/07/04/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/anthony-fired-tweets-opie-and-anthony/index.html, 2022-12-24, CNN, en, WEB, Chan, Aleksander, SiriusXM Host Claims “Cuntrag” Assaulted Him in Racist Twitter Rant,www.gawker.com/siriusxm-host-claims-cuntrag-assaulted-him-in-racist-1599491744, 2022-12-24, Gawker, 2 July 2014, en, In the following week, Cumia refused to apologize for the incident.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_dSeR-cr9w,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/9_dSeR-cr9w, 2021-12-22, live, Anthony Cumia is Beaten Up Again on Red Eye, 12 July 2014, 28 September 2018, YouTube, {{cbignore}} He deleted the tweets after being fired.WEB, Kaplan, Don, July 8, 2014, Anthony Cumia confirms he’ll launch new Internet-based show from his home after SiriusXM firing,www.nydailynews.com/new-york/anthony-cumia-hit-web-show-siriusxm-article-1.1859134, 2022-12-24, New York Daily News, Live from the Compound (2012–2014)“>

Live from the Compound (2012–2014)

During his time at SiriusXM, Cumia gradually built a studio in his basement to broadcast. In 2012, he launched Live from the Compound via Ustream which he started as a hobby and involved discussions on a variety of matters and “drunk karaoke”.WEB,www.ustream.tv/channel/live-from-the-compound, Live From The Compound, Far-right commentator Gavin McInnes was a regular on the show.NEWS, Spiegelman, Ian, Is Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes in Federal Custody?,lamag.com/news/is-proud-boys-founder-gavin-mcinnes-in-federal-custody, LAmag, August 27, 2022, en, Cumia retired the program in 2014.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}The Anthony Cumia Show (2014–present)“>

Compound Media and The Anthony Cumia Show (2014–present)

In the week after his firing from SiriusXM in July 2014, Cumia announced the launch of The Anthony Cumia Show.Gregg ‘Opie’ Hughes and new partner Jim Norton sign deal to maintain morning radio show on SiriusXM. New York Daily News. Retrieved on October 6, 2014. The show launched on August 4, 2014, through his subscription-based network Compound Media, which was initially known as The Anthony Cumia Network, from Monday through Thursday from 4–6 pm.WEB, Lerman, Ali, July 31, 2014, Anthony Cumia Was “Getting Tired of SiriusXM’s Bullshit” Anyway,www.villagevoice.com/2014/07/31/anthony-cumia-was-getting-tired-of-siriusxms-bullshit-anyway/, Village Voice, In June 2015, Cumia expanded the network with new shows added to the weekly schedule. In August 2015, Cumia relocated his show to a studio in New York City and hired far-right commentator Gavin McInnes.WEB, Mosendz, Polly, 10 June 2015, Former Sirius XM Host Anthony Cumia Hires Gavin McInnes,www.newsweek.com/former-sirius-xm-host-anthony-cumia-hires-notoriously-controversial-media-341865, Newsweek, On August 21, 2017, Cumia announced comedian and actor Artie Lange as the co-host of his new show, The Artie and Anthony Show. The show launched on September 5 and continued on the same schedule as The Anthony Cumia Show.WEB,theinterrobang.com/anthony-cumia-announces-new-cohost/, Anthony Cumia Announces New Co-Host, 21 August 2017, The Interrobang, 22 August 2017, The show lasted eight months and ended with Lange’s departure on May 14, 2018. One week before Lange’s departure, the show had added comedian Dave Landau as a permanent third mic. With Lange leaving the show, Landau took over as co-host and the show title switched to The Anthony Cumia Show with Dave Landau.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}Cumia was suspended from Twitter for abusive comments in 2017. He then made a series of accounts that were also suspended.NEWS, Pitchel, Samantha, Anthony Cumia’s Twitter account suspended, allegedly following a fight with an A.V. Club writer,thelaughbutton.com/anthony-cumias-twitter-account-suspended-allegedly-following-fight-v-club-writer, The Laugh Button, July 12, 2017,web.archive.org/web/20201001175333/https://thelaughbutton.com/anthony-cumias-twitter-account-suspended-allegedly-following-fight-v-club-writer, October 1, 2020, He posted tweets saying that Black people were “incapable or unwilling to assimilate to a civil western society”, calling them “things”, “monsters”, and “animals”. By 2021, Cumia was permanently suspended by the site for ban evasion.NEWS, Simons, Seth, Twitter Permanently Suspends Anthony Cumia,www.pastemagazine.com/article/twitter-permanently-suspends-anthony-cumia, Paste, July 30, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20230608094404/https://www.pastemagazine.com/article/twitter-permanently-suspends-anthony-cumia, June 8, 2023, On November 20, 2018, Post Hill Press released Cumia’s memoir, titled Permanently Suspended: The Rise and Fall... and Rise Again of Radio’s Most Notorious Shock Jock. It features a foreword by Jim Norton.EPISODE, Kvlt of Cactus #12 - Anthony Cumia, Podcast, 22 September 2017, Kvlt of Cactus,www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-c07z0E6XY, {{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}In February 2021, Dave Landau left The Anthony Cumia Show with Dave Landau to join Louder with Crowder on Blaze Media,AV MEDIA, 3 February 2021, TACS 1163, The Anthony Cumia Show, Streaming video, New York City, New York, United States, Compound Media,www.compoundmedia.com/shows/all/16719, subscription, with the show’s name reverting to The Anthony Cumia Show.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}On March 31, 2021, Cumia launched a second show titled Compound Censored, which he co-hosts with Vice Media co-founder and comedic commentator Gavin McInnes. The show’s title is a portmanteau which combines Compound Media with McInnes’ subscription-based network Censored.TV, where the show also broadcasts.AV MEDIA, 31 March 2021, Compound Media Shows - Compound Censored, Streaming video, New York City, New York, United States, Compound Media,www.compoundmedia.com/on-demand/compound-censored, subscription, AV MEDIA, 31 March 2021, Compound Censored, Streaming video, New York City, New York, United States, Gavin McInnes#Censored.TV and other ventures (2019–present), Censored, TV,censored.tv/watch/show/compound-censored, subscription, {{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}

Other ventures

XFL Gameday“>

XFL Gameday

Along with Opie, Cumia co-hosted XFL Gameday, a pregame show for Vince McMahon’s startup football league, for four weeks in February 2001. The half-hour show was produced by NBC’s owned and operated stations and shown on Channel 4 in New York. The show was taped on Wednesdays at the WWF’s “World” restaurant in Times Square, and was open to the public. It featured analysis by WNBC sportscaster Bruce Beck and New York/New Jersey Hitmen head coach Rusty Tillman, but also featured plenty of raunch. One segment featured Opie and Anthony as chefs, inserting a cucumber between two melons.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}After the show’s cancellation four weeks into the season, XFL creator Vince McMahon stated that he’d had no creative control over the show, further elaborating, “I heard it was horrible. Had I seen it, I would have shut it down.“WEB,www.nytimes.com/2001/03/24/sports/pro-football-mcmahon-readies-xfl-for-life-without-nbc.html, PRO FOOTBALL; McMahon Readies XFL For Life Without NBC, NY Times, Richard Sandomir, 2001-03-24, 2016-06-02, Demented World“>

Demented World

Opie, along with Anthony released a compilation of segments from their show that aired on WAAF on a CD entitled Demented World in November 1997.WEB,www.barnesandnoble.com/w/opie-anthonys-demented-world-opie-anthony/340544?ean=630165100446, No Results Page, Barnes &, Noble, {{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}Opie and Anthony’s Traveling Virus Comedy Tour“>

Opie and Anthony’s Traveling Virus Comedy Tour

The Traveling Virus was a comedy tour headlined by Opie and Anthony, as well as friends of the show, that performed in various cities during 2006, 2007, and 2008.{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}}Search and Destroy“>

Search and Destroy

On the morning of March 26, 2008, Opie & Anthony revealed they had taped a pilot for Comedy Central. The show was titled Search & Destroy and it featured teams of comedians performing various tasks throughout New York City.Lafayette, Jon. (2008-03-12) Opie & Anthony, ‘Krod Mandoon’ on Burgeoning Comedy Central Slate – TVWeek – News. TVWeek. Retrieved on 2011-11-11. Opie and Anthony believe that it may have been too graphic even for cable television.{{Dead link|date=December 2022}} Comedy Central did not pick the show up.

Personal life

In 1987, Cumia met the future Jennifer Cumia who was dating his brother, Joseph Cumia, at the time.WEB, Opie & Anthony: Ant Talks About Divorce With Marc Maron & Jose Canseco (04/01/08),www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGAck1h_Heo/,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/YGAck1h_Heo, 2021-12-22, live, YouTube, April 1, 2008, {{cbignore}}{{Third-party inline|date=May 2023}} Anthony began dating her in 1989 after she broke up with Joseph, and the two married after seven months. In March 2002, they finalized their divorce. Cumia later stated that marrying Jennifer was the biggest mistake of his life.WEB,www.huffingtonpost.com/lynda-bekore/the-anthony-cumia-intervi_b_6706536.html, The Anthony Cumia Interview: On Becoming a Media Mogul, and the Surprising Person Who Inspired Him, Lynda Bekore Content, Director, Tarkenton, Companies, HuffPost, 24 February 2015,www.huffingtonpost.com/lynda-bekore/the-anthony-cumia-intervi_b_6706536.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150226192535www.huffingtonpost.com/lynda-bekore/the-anthony-cumia-intervi_b_6706536.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150226192535www.huffingtonpost.com/lynda-bekore/the-anthony-cumia-intervi_b_6706536.html, February 26, 2015, live, He then dated a woman he met on the show, Melinda, better known as “Lobster Girl”, which became the source of online taunts against him, as he confirmed on their show.WEB, archive.org,archive.org/download/OA-2007-04/O%26A-2007-04-02.mp3, live,archive.org/details/OA-2007-04, 2007-04-02, After they parted ways, he dated Jill Nicolini in 2008,{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} and then model Melissa Stetten in 2012.WEB, Melissa Stetten, Two Years After My Breakup, I’m STILL Being Harassed Online,www.xojane.com/issues/melissa-stetten-anthony-cumia, xojane.com, 16 August 2023,www.xojane.com/issues/melissa-stetten-anthony-cumia," title="web.archive.org/web/20140504025600www.xojane.com/issues/melissa-stetten-anthony-cumia,">web.archive.org/web/20140504025600www.xojane.com/issues/melissa-stetten-anthony-cumia, May 4, 2014, en-US, May 1, 2014, dead, Cumia dated Danielle Brand until 2015.Cumia is a supporter of the National Rifle Association of America and has had a carry permit for New York City.WEB,www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/09/anthony-cumia-i-have-no-regrets.html, Anthony Cumia: ‘I Have No Regrets’, Lloyd, Grove, The Daily Beast, 9 July 2014,www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/09/anthony-cumia-i-have-no-regrets.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20140711201206www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/09/anthony-cumia-i-have-no-regrets.html,">web.archive.org/web/20140711201206www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/09/anthony-cumia-i-have-no-regrets.html, July 11, 2014, live, In 2006, Cumia bought a home in Roslyn Heights, New York, for $2.9 million. In 2020, he sold the home for $2.5 million, intending to move to a southern state that more closely aligned with his views. Cumia eventually bought a property in South Carolina, which is now his primary residence.WEB, Zap, Claudine, October 20, 2020, Radio Personality Anthony Cumia of ‘Opie and Anthony’ Fame Selling $3.1M NY Home,www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/anthony-cumia-selling-new-york-home/, October 21, 2020, Realtor.com, {{Citation|last=FM|first=Player|title=164 – SKIPPY THE HITMAN|url=https://player.fm/episodes/the-chip-chipperson-podacast.275317385|language=en|access-date=2020-10-29}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ().|date=December 2022}}

Domestic violence conviction

On December 19, 2015, in his home, Cumia assaulted his 26-year-old girlfriend Danielle Brand, the daughter of Stress Factory owner Vinnie Brand.WEB, April 18, 2017, The Anthony & Dani Show: The Unarmed Edition,www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ0V89MixAY, live,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/sJ0V89MixAY, 2021-12-22, September 12, 2017, YouTube, {{cbignore}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ().|date=December 2022}} He was arrested by Nassau County police on charges of strangulation, assault, criminal mischief, and unlawful imprisonment. Prosecutors said that Cumia had choked Brand, pinned her against the wall, and stomped on her hand. She had a broken rib, chest pain, and a swollen arm. Cumia was released without bail on December 21, at which time his attorney stated that Cumia denied the allegations.WEB, Girlfriend of former shock jock Anthony Cumia streams footage of alleged domestic abuse on Periscope,www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/girlfriend-of-former-shock-jock-anthony-cumia-streams-footage-of-alleged-domestic-abuse-on-periscope/news-story/d586db55d1dbe5f836018d85d050eb6c, ew, December 20, 2015, December 21, 2015, In June 2016 Cumia pled guilty to third-degree assault and criminal obstruction of breathing in a plea deal. He was required to enter a six-month batterer’s intervention program and alcohol abuse treatment.WEB, Murphy, Bridget, June 24, 2016, Radio shock jock pleads guilty to LI assault,www.newsday.com/long-island/radio-shock-jock-anthony-cumia-pleads-guilty-to-assault-1.11964476, Newsday,web.archive.org/web/20221006094608/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/radio-shock-jock-anthony-cumia-pleads-guilty-to-assault-e48961, October 6, 2022, dead, Cumia later admitted on his show to biting Brand’s hand because he “was pissed” and “out of [his] mind”.{{Citation|last=The Bladonator|title=Anthony Cumia admits biting a young girl’s hand|date=2018-11-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3_ejyjS8c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/8e3_ejyjS8c |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-04-08}}{{cbignore}}{{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}} Cumia spent April 2016 in a rehabilitation facility in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.WEB, Anthony & Gavin: Laughing at Ant’s Time in Rehab, YouTube,www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3esoYS7KHc#t=13m01s, 29 September 2022, English, 28 September 2022, WEB,www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/152088/anthony-cumia-to-take-april-off-hints-stint-in-reh, Anthony Cumia To Take April Off, Hints Stint In Rehab, March 31, 2016, March 31, 2016, AllAccess.net, April 1, 2016,www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/152088/anthony-cumia-to-take-april-off-hints-stint-in-reh," title="web.archive.org/web/20160401020021www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/152088/anthony-cumia-to-take-april-off-hints-stint-in-reh,">web.archive.org/web/20160401020021www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/152088/anthony-cumia-to-take-april-off-hints-stint-in-reh, live, {{Third-party inline|date=December 2022}} He said that although his decision to enter rehab was related to the December 2015 incident, it was not court-ordered.WEB,theinterrobang.com/anthony-cumia-headed-to-rehab-announcement/, Anthony Cumia Headed to Rehab, March 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, TheInterrobang.com, April 1, 2016,theinterrobang.com/anthony-cumia-headed-to-rehab-announcement/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160401020145theinterrobang.com/anthony-cumia-headed-to-rehab-announcement/,">web.archive.org/web/20160401020145theinterrobang.com/anthony-cumia-headed-to-rehab-announcement/, live,

References

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Further reading

• BOOK, Anthony, Cumia, Johnny, Russo, Brad, Trackman, Permanently Suspended: The Rise and Fall... and Rise Again of Radio’s Most Notorious Shock Jock, 2018, Post Hill Press, 978-1-642-93091-7,

External links

• {{IMDb name|2074204}}
• Compound Media

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