Of Italian descent, Rucci grew up in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, and graduated from Woodville High School.
[3] In 2022, Rucci was editor of "Chasing The Dream", the book commemorating 50 years of greyhound racing at Angle Park written by Ray Fewings.
Rucci is a misunderstood, much under-estimated character ... he has a special talent and flair for what he does and is the hardest-working and most prolific colleague I've known in 28 years in journalism."
The AFL in 2006 appointed Rucci to the selection panel for Australian football's Indigenous Team of the Century.
After 22 years at Adelaide radio station 1395FIVEaa, Rucci moved in 2019 to SEN1629SA to co-host the drive-time sports show with Kym Dillon.