Heeeere’s Dave (and Sue)!! This was in the Westchester daily paper, The Journal News –
Catholic radio brings church to new medium
The channel would try to appeal to devout Catholics, lapsed Catholics, non-Catholics and maybe even a few closet Catholics who subscribed to Sirius so they could listen to Howard Stern.
"You won’t find the Catholic Channel going against basic church teachings – ‘The Real Presence in the Eucharist,’ I don’t know about that – but the focus is on people’s lives," said Joseph Zwilling, spokesman for the archdiocese and general manager of the Catholic Channel. "As Catholics, what do we think about what’s on TV, at the movies, in the news, what people are talking about every day?
The Konigs, from Croton-on-Hudson, are at the heart of what the Catholic Channel is trying to be. They’re suburbanites with four kids who talk about the funny and familiar trials of trying to raise happy, well-adjusted Catholics in the modern world. Susan said that her decision to put her youngest child in day care – so she could do the show – provoked a tremendous reaction from listeners, both pro and con.
"We’re a regular married couple and probably make people feel normal," Susan, an accomplished writer on family issues, said at Sirius’ midtown Manhattan studios.
Rulli, the Catholic Guy, seems unable to take himself seriously. He had callers vote on what he should give up for Lent (pizza) and recently shaved his head to raise money to fight children’s cancer. He just laughed when asked if he feels responsible for spreading the faith.
"I feel very little responsibility," said Rulli, who is 35. "I get smart people on my show and ask them questions. I try to give people a reason to listen to Catholic radio – and that’s tough enough.
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