) ▁attended ▁Bro ther ▁R ice ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Metro ▁Detroit , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁football ▁and ▁basketball . ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁attended ▁Boston ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁journal ism ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁team . ▁At ▁Boston ▁University , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁class mate ▁of ▁both ▁Howard ▁Stern ▁and ▁Bill ▁O ’ Re illy . ▁ ▁After ▁college , ▁R ze ppa ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁broadcast ing ▁career ▁announ cing ▁Boston ▁University ▁football ▁and ▁hockey ▁games . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁W AN E - TV ▁in ▁Fort ▁Wayne , ▁IN ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁W NE M - TV ▁in ▁S ag ina w , ▁M I . ▁His ▁next ▁stop ▁was ▁W L WT - TV ▁in ▁C inc inn ati , ▁O H , ▁where ▁he ▁recorded ▁' The ▁Ball ad ▁of ▁the ▁Beng als ', ▁a ▁local ▁hit ▁song ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁W NE V - TV ▁( now ▁WH D H - TV ) ▁in ▁Boston , ▁MA , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Bill ▁O ' Re illy , ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁news ▁anchor . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁W NE V - TV , ▁R ze ppa ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁K TV I - TV ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁MO , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁popular ▁for ▁his ▁Friday ▁night ▁Z ipp o ▁Awards ▁for ▁" The ▁best , ▁the ▁worst