Rudy Paolangeli Program Schedule Photo: 870 AM 97.7FM News Talk WHCU Rudy’s interest in radio began while a junior at Ithaca High School. He built the areas first “pirate” radio station, WVLR,”the voice of the Little Red” at 95.5 on the FM dial. While attending Ithaca College, he was a DJ at WITJ in 1954 (now WICB) Ithaca, NY. Worked as a part time DJ at WKRT in Cortland, WMBO in Auburn, WHCU in Ithaca and staff announcer for Rural Radio Network in Ithaca. Upon graduation from Ithaca College, he helped construct two New York State radio stations, WTKO in Ithaca, where he was Assistant General Manager, and WAUB in Auburn where he was General Manager and morning host. At WKBW radio in Buffalo, New York, he was a newscaster and on WKBW-TV hosted a farm program.