Gregg Hughes
- January 4, 2024
- Radio Host
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Gregg Hughes |
| Occupation | Radio Host |
| Date Of Birth | May 23, 1964(1964-05-23) |
| Age | 60 |
| Birthplace | Centerport |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Gregg Hughes Biography
| Name | Gregg Hughes |
| Birthday | May 23 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Centerport |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Siblings | Brett Hughes |
| Spouse | Lynsi Hughes |
Gregg Hughes is one of the most popular and richest Radio Host who was born on May 23, 1964 in Centerport, New York, United States. Radio personality often called “Opie” who is most popular for co-hosting Opie and Anthony, the Opie Anthony and Anthony talk show on radio from 1995 until 2014. After being dismissed from the show for the controversy surrounding a number of tweets, he started host his own radio show called The Opie Radio Show.
He hosted Opie and Anthony alongside He co-hosted Opie and Anthony with Anthony Cumia..
In February 2001, Hughes and Cumia hosted XFL Gameday, a half-hour pre-game show for Vince McMahon’s startup football league that aired nationally on Saturday nights on select NBC affiliates prior to the evening’s games. The show was taped on Wednesdays at the WWF’s theme 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 the hosts as chefs, inserting a cucumber in between two melons. The pair were almost banned from Giants Stadium for life during the filming of one episode when they imitated a proposed XFL rule where first possession was determined by placing the ball at midfield and having two opposing team-members attempt to get it. They did this as “God Bless America” began to play before a game. They said that the $100,000 cost of making each new show was the cause of its demise, though no official reason was given for its cancellation.
In 2001, Opie and Anthony signed a syndication deal with Infinity to syndicate their show on 22 stations nationwide, including WBCN in Boston, longtime rival of WAAF.
He got married Lynsi Hughes and has two children in 2008.
Gregg Hughes Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Radio Host |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gregg Hughes is one of the richest Radio Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gregg Hughes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was raised within Centerport, the Long Island town of Centerport, New York. He was known as “Opie” nickname was given to him because of his similarity of Opie Taylor, a character from The Andy Griffith Show.
He was the co-host of the pregame show on He co-hosted the pregame show for Vince McMahon‘s short-lived football league, the XFL.’s short-lived football league, called the XFL.
In June 1998, Hughes and with Cumia were back on New York station WNEW-FM, where they became a top 10 afternoon drive show in New York by 2000. In 1999, Hughes considered leaving the show; however Anthony convinced him to stay, and bring Jim Norton on full-time, as a go-between for their off air troubles. Anthony attributed these issues to his divorce and off-air personal troubles.
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Who is Gregg Hughes Dating?
According to our records, Gregg Hughes married to Lynsi Hughes. As of December 1, 2023, Gregg Hughes’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2004, Hughes began to date Lynsi Smigo. The two met during an event in Philadelphia to promote the return of Opie and Anthony on XM. On September 5, 2007, Hughes announced their engagement; the two married on November 22, 2008. They have two children. The family lives in New York City.
Facts & Trivia
Gregg Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gregg Hughes celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.
On the morning of March 26, 2008, Hughes and Cumia revealed they had taped a pilot for Comedy Central. The show was titled Search & Destroy and features teams of comedians performing various tasks throughout New York City. Comedy Central did not pick the show up; the two believed that it may have been too graphic even for cable television.
Does Opie still have a show?
In October 2016, Hughes became the host of his own show, The Opie Radio Show which lasted until his firing from SiriusXM on July 7, 2017. On May 8, 2018, Hughes launched his new podcast, The Opie Radio Podcast on the Westwood One network. The podcast was available until June 8, 2019.
What happened to Opie from Opie and Anthony?
On July 3, 2014, the show ended after SiriusXM abruptly fired Cumia for a series of racist tweets. Cumia started his own show, The Anthony Cumia Show, while Hughes and Norton remained at SiriusXM to host Opie with Jim Norton.
Is Greg Hughes still married?
Gregg Hughes has been married to Lynsi Smigo since 2008. They have two children and live in New York City.
How much did Opie and Anthony make?
At the time of their firing, Opie and Anthony were each earning $5 million per year.
How much does Jim Norton make a year?
Net Worth:$3 Million
Salary:| $400 Thousand
Date of Birth:| Jul 19, 1968 (54 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)