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Opie and Anthony Talk to the New York Post

Dateline: 07/26/04

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Opie and Anthony, the Radio duo who were taken off the air by Infinity Broadcasting after their "Sex in St Patrick's Cathedral" stunt backfired in August 2002, have broken their silence during an interview with the New York Post.

Here are a few highlights:

...they're ready to apologize for the "Sex in St. Pat's" stunt that cost them their top-rated show two years ago.

...they've been well-paid but "miserable"

"Infinity enjoyed what we were doing for them, and we got the [ratings] that they could sell," says Anthony Cumia, 39. "When the heat got too hot, they kicked us out the door."

On Howard Stern: "He's such a hypocrite and full of s-t because when we were at Viacom, he went to the bosses and made us shut up [so] we couldn't even mention his name," says Opie.

"We know if we went back on commercial radio, there would be such a bull's-eye on our foreheads because of all the indecency crap that's going on," says Opie.

"You know who I'd apologize to?" says Opie. "Our listeners - because I think we took away a really good show.

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