- Anthony Cumia blasted Stern in a rant on his Compound Media podcast
- Former Opie and Anthony co-host said he’s no longer relevant and has no friends
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One of Howard Stern’s longtime radio rivals has weighed in on rumors that the self-proclaimed ‘King of All Media’ may be parting ways with SiriusXM.
Anthony Cumia, who is best known as one-half of the former shock jock duo Opie and Anthony, said that Stern has ‘no friends’ and is no longer relevant in a blistering rant on his Compound Media podcast.
‘I don’t think he could live without having a mic in front of him,’ Cumia said.
‘He’s one of these guys that needs to feel like he’s relevant, even if he’s not,’ he continued.
‘I don’t think he has friends. It’s like when he does one of these Hollywood things out in the Hamptons. He’ll talk about hanging out with [Jimmy] Kimmel or Jennifer Aniston will be there, but those are those things, you could easily be removed from that as quickly as you were allowed into it.’
He added, ‘I don’t think these are friends he could rely on.’
One of Howard Stern’s former radio rivals has blasted the radio legend amid rumors that his SiriusXM show won’t be renewed for another season
Stern is reportedly in negotiations with SiriusXM now that his five year $500million contract with the company is coming to an end.
The radio legend’s popularity has taken a major dip in recent years, with many critics accusing the former provocateur of ‘going woke.’
His broadcasting career fell from having 20 million listeners a day at his peak to figures as low as 125,000 listeners a day, according to The New York Post.
He has predominantly broadcast The Howard Stern Show from his home over the past five years, citing fears over COVID-19.
Cumia predicted that Stern will receive a ‘low’ offer from SiriusXM to stay with the company, despite the star previously commanding around $100million annually since joining the network in 2004.
‘I think he really resents the fact that Joe Rogan got over $200million a year deal from Spotify and he wasn’t the big highest-paid guy anymore,’ Cumia claimed.
Opie & Anthony’s feud with The Howard Stern Show kicked off in the late ’90s and went on for years, especially after both shows left traditional radio for SiriusXM.
Cumia was infamously fired from SiriusXM in 2014 after posting a series of racist tweets.
Anthony Cumia, who is best known as one-half of the former shock jock duo Opie and Anthony, said that Stern has ‘no friends’ and ‘resents’ podcast host Joe Rogan
Stern is reportedly in negotiations with SiriusXM now that his five-year $500million contract with the company is coming to an end
Cumia now hosts his own podcast called Compound Media with controversial Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
Meanwhile, Stern is said to be deep in negotiations with SiriusXM over his future with the company.
Stern first launched The Howard Stern Show in 1986 on traditional radio.
His popularity peaked in the ’90s when he became a media sensation for his shock jock stunts and outrageous no-holds-barred interviews.
In 1997, he starred in his own feature film about his life and career called Private Parts and released a handful of best-selling books.
The 20th season of The Howard Stern Show is set to premiere on SiriusXM on September 2.
Stern’s shift from having the most fearsome reputation in American entertainment to being what Kanye West described as an ‘irrelevant old man’ has been dramatic in recent years and he’s faced backlash after admitting he was proudly ‘woke.’
