▁born ▁in ▁Log an , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁ ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁William son , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁owned ▁a ▁furn iture ▁store . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁interest ▁in ▁radio ▁and ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁jan itor ▁at ▁a ▁radio ▁station ▁in ▁Wel ch , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁station ' s ▁regular ▁announ cer ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁for ▁work ▁one ▁Saturday ▁morning , ▁Run y on ▁convinced ▁the ▁station ▁manager ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁go ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁ ▁This ▁worked ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁regular ▁air ▁shift ▁for ▁him ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁learned ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁th ir teen ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁The ▁state ' s ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁Department ▁interven ed , ▁and ▁Run y on ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁air w aves ▁until ▁his ▁four teenth ▁birth day . ▁Run y on ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁at ▁W B TH ▁when ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁William son , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁Run y on ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁at ▁Marshall ▁College ▁in ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁but ▁left ▁college ▁after ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁college , ▁Run y on ▁worked ▁night s ▁for ▁W HT N ▁Radio . ▁ ▁His ▁studies ▁were ▁suffering ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁full - time ▁job , ▁so ▁Run y on ▁elected ▁to ▁leave ▁school ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁radio ▁work . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Run y on ▁worked ▁at ▁several ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia ▁before ▁serving