![]() Poor Homeless Andrew, he just wanted to share a beautiful cake that he earned. Opie and Anthony destroy Homeless Andrew's cake I now present you with the 11 most hysterical and outrageous moments from the Opie and Anthony show. Whatley's longtime friend and former partner, Ron. And for those of you who think that Mancow or Rover's Morning Glory qualify as shock jock radio, you're in for a wake up call. Fez Whatley, best known and loved as half of the popular Ron and Fez Show that ran on terrestrial and later, satellite radio from 1997 to 2015, died Friday night, August 13 of heart failure. After finding out that Oscar winning actor and comedy legend Robin Williams had died earlier today, Ron Bennington and Fez Whatley of SiriusXM's Ron and Fez Show went live on SiriusXM. ![]() Buckle up boys and girls, you ain't seen nothing yet. It should be said that what most people under the age of 30 consider to be shocking radio consists of some faked prank phone call on their morning Top 40 radio show. Although Citadel Broadcasting, their parent company, folded in 2009, today Opie and Anthony (along with comedian Jim Norton) still broadcast daily on SiriusXM to millions of people across the continent. After that, a deal was stuck that brought Opie and Anthony back to terrestrial radio while simulcasting on satellite. When Howard Stern left terrestrial radio in 2006, David Lee Roth was (stupidly) brought in to host a show in his place. After being taken off the air for two years for a stunt which involved two people having sex in a church (hilarious, by the way), Opie and Anthony returned to XM Satellite Radio in 2004. Through it all, the Opie and Anthony show adapted and persevered. In the last Ron & Fez show, friends from present and past call in to wish Fez a farewell as the two buddies talk about their life together. One by one, shows like Kid Chris, Ron and Fez, JV and Elvis, and Mancow (ugh) were forced to either leave the airwaves or change their format. When the Federal Communications Commission began cracking down and limiting the fun that radio stations could have, some of the best shows began to water down their programming. The best show on the airwaves today is The Opie and Anthony Show. Publication date 2007-10 Topics R&F, Ron and Fez, Ron, Fez, Comedy, Radio Language English. Fez Whatley then made the announcement that he is retiring from radio, and that Friday April 3rd would not only be his last day on the air, but would also be the last day of the Ron and Fez Show. As the decades passed, we saw the rise of talk radio giants like Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh, and Howard Stern. 6 7 On DecemThe Ron and Fez Show premiered on 92.3 Free FM in New York City from 6 to 9 PM, while still holding on to their XM Satellite Radio show from Noon to 3 PM. ![]() ![]() What started out as a way for local sports promoters and businessmen to promote their interests soon grew as radio stations increased in their power and range. The Ron and Fez Show moved to XM Satellite Radio on September 12, 2005, after leaving WJFK 106.7 FM in Washington D.C. Ever since radio first came into the American mainstream in the early 1920s, people have been listening to talk radio shows. ![]()
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