▁the ▁show . ▁Run y on ▁left ▁WCF L ▁for ▁WH D H ▁in ▁Boston . ▁He ▁rejo ined ▁what ▁became ▁W K Y C ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁morning ▁show , ▁and ▁kept ▁the ▁position ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁became ▁W W WE ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Run y on ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁a ▁week ly ▁talent ▁show ▁ ▁program , ▁The ▁Gene ▁Car roll ▁Show ▁With ▁Jim ▁Run y on , ▁on ▁W E WS - TV . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁the ▁television ▁program ▁since ▁May , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Run y on ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁from ▁W W WE ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁because ▁of ▁health ▁concerns ; ▁his ▁health ▁also ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁W E WS - TV . ▁Run y on ▁had ▁been ▁frequently ▁hospital ized ▁and ▁told ▁W W WE ▁management ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁replacement , ▁as ▁he ▁doubt ed ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁air . ▁We eks ▁later , ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁le uk emia ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁actress ▁Jane ▁Roberts , ▁who ▁had ▁performed ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁Ch icken man , ▁their ▁daughter ▁Jenn ifer ▁Run y on ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁a ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁actress , ▁and ▁two ▁sons , ▁David ▁and