The Catholic Guy

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The Catholic Guy is a radio talk show currently aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. The Catholic Guy has been on the air since December 4, 2006. It is hosted by Emmy Award winning Lino Rulli. The Catholic Guy show discusses life, religion, and theology through the eyes of an average Catholic guy (Lino Rulli).

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[edit] Cast and crew

  • Lino Rulli - Host (2006-present)
  • Ryan Stewart - Producer (2008-present)
  • Lou Ruggieri - Technical Director (2006-present)
  • Christine Lloyd - Phone Screener (2008-present)
  • Ron Astorino - Program Director (2006-present)

[edit] Past crew members

  • Maureen McMurray - Producer (2006-2008)
  • Tom Falcone - Phone Screener (2006-2008)

[edit] Show segments

[edit] Seven Deadly Questions

Lino is asked seven personal questions about himself which he must answer. Questions are usually submitted by listeners.

[edit] Let's Make a Catholic Deal

Inspired by the show Let's Make a Deal, callers call in and are asked a question regarding discussion topics from the week. If they get the answer correct, they win a semi-valuable prize. The caller can take the prize or forfeit the prize to take a chance at selecting a better prize behind doors number 1, 2, or 3. One door will contain a premium prize, such as a Pope bottle opener or rosary. The remaining doors may contain prizes ranging from postcards, an empty water bottle held by Ed McMahon, t-shirts, hats, a glass of Haterade, being hung up on, to various junk laying around the studio.

[edit] Wheel of News

New stories are picked at random from a spinning wheel then opined.

[edit] The Inquisition

On Fridays, Lino asks Catholic and religious trivia questions from the week's show. Sometimes callers can call in and serve as lifelines to help the crew answer the questions.

[edit] Free Therapy Tuesday

Lino discusses the latest session with his counselor Dr. Potzo. Lino discusses his questions and challenges in the hopes that listeners learn something.

[edit] Everyday Zero

People who commit dumb acts that make the news are commented on. An example of an Everyday Zero is the rogue elf who obscenely replied to Children's letters to Santa.

[edit] Special editions

Celebrating the one year anniversary of The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy show was broadcast from Rome, Italy on the Vatican Radio from December 3, 2007-December 7, 2007.

[edit] Trivia and show facts

  • Lino Rulli is very competitive with Gus Lloyd, who hosts the morning show Seize the Day on The Catholic Channel.
  • One of The Catholic Guy crew's favorite things to do on the show is hang up on callers for no reason.
  • Doug is a generic name used by Lino and the crew when they do not know a person's real name.
  • Kansas is used as a generic location similar to how Doug is used.
  • Dinky Town is a generic town.
  • The Pope bottle opener is the highly coveted, most desired prize to listeners.

[edit] External links