A member of the WTJU community for over 40 years, Rus has been a passionate listener to many genres, currently jazz. He credits generations of WTJU announcers with his introduction to the music that has enriched his life. Rus hosted the weekly jazz history exploration, "Jazz at 100" covering the first 100 years of jazz recordings and has recently transitioned to “Jazz at 100 Today!,” a weekly celebration of recent jazz recordings by living artists, Friday mornings at 9:00.