We’d compete to be my dad’s plus one for Bears games.”[3] Wanting out of Chicago, his father moved the family to Glenview, Illinois, where Opelka attended Catholic schools.
With the enormous response to his appeal, he said, "It looks like love is winning and that's really what this is about, taking a negative and turning it into a positive that works for the employees of Goya and the people who need food right now.
Starting in April 2018, he began co-hosting the Angie Austin & Mike Opelka Show, nationally-syndicated and on demand via Genesis Communications Network).
[10] In his self-styled role as “America’s Guest Host,” Opelka also sits in for Joe "Pags" Pagliarulo, Simon Conway, and Mike Broomhead in Phoenix.
From Chris Plante, Joe Pags and Simon Conway to local stars like Rich Zeoli in Philly, Drew Steele in Ft Myers, FL and Mike Broomhead in Phoenix t Opelka takes nominations for the "woke olympics" during his shows.
[11] He gained attention for his "bashing" of President Joe Biden for his priorities, saying via Twitter, “Our @POTUS has not found time to visit Waukesha and meet with the families destroyed by the (accused) murderer & racist who mowed down dozens,” but “He did make it to MN to sell his massive (spending) bill .
Asked by his agent to pitch television show concepts for the FX Network Fox was developing, Opelka proposed five ideas and they bought three.