'Catholic Guy' awaiting debut as radio host on new Catholic Channel

Published: 2006-10-13

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- It's the age-old story -- local talent leaves town to live it large in the Big Apple. Known for his work in the Twin Cities and on national television and radio, Lino Rulli, 34, has moved from Minneapolis to New York, where he will host a live radio program on a new Catholic satellite radio channel. Titled "The Catholic Guy," Rulli's drive-time show will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Central time and will feature "everything under the sun" in Catholic life -- including current events, apologetics, doctrine and pop culture, Rulli said in a telephone interview with The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. "We wanted to call it 'Lino's Train Wreck of a Show,' but marketing wouldn't go for it," he said with a dose of his usual self-deprecating humor. "Hopefully it's going to be funny, and hopefully it's going to be faithful -- that's what I'm going for," he said.

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