Jason DeRusha
| Jason DeRusha | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1975 Des Plaines, Illinois |
| 🏫 Education | Marquette University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Jason DeRusha (born January 24, 1975) is an American television journalist. He anchors the Sunday night 10pm newscast at WCCO-TV as well as serving as the reporter / producer for the "Good Question" segment.[1]
Career[edit]
DeRusha's career started in 1996 at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois. Since 2003, he has been employed by WCCO-TV. He also previously worked at WISN-TV and KWQC-TV.[2][3]
Awards[edit]
DeRusha has been nominated for a Regional Emmy award 15 times, he has won on 4 occasions.[3][4] In 2004 he won a Regional Emmy for his series called "Jason's Talking About." In 2007 and 2009 he won for Online Personality. In 2009 he also won for a Good Question segment on health.[5][6][7]
He was named one of the "Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovators"[8] and awarded "Best Online Personality" in 2009 and "Best Tweeter" in 2010 by City Pages.[9][10]
In response to his popularity, in 2009 Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak proclaimed September 21 to be "Jason DeRusha Day."[11][12]
Personal[edit]
Jason DeRusha grew up in Des Plaines, Illinois.[13] He graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is married to wife Alyssa and has 2 sons.
He is an active member of several online and social networking communities, including one of the earliest communities in Minneapolis, MNspeak. He's a predominant figure in Minneapolis on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. He is also very active in the community making several appearance in public every month.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ Justin,Neal (September 8, 2011). "Jason DeRusha gets new duties". Minneapolis Star Tribune.
- ↑ "Jason DeRusha LinkedIn".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jason DeRusha Biography". WCCO4.
- ↑ "Query for nominations and wins by Jason DeRusha". Emmy's Midwest Chapter.
- ↑ "2004 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Emmy's Midwest Chapter.
- ↑ "2007 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Emmy's Midwest Chapter.
- ↑ "2009 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Emmy's Midwest Chapter.
- ↑ Hanson, Arik. "Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovators".
- ↑ Hoffman, Kevin. "City Pages: Best Online Personality 2009".
- ↑ Staff Writer. "City Pages: Best Tweeter 2010".
- ↑ Hoffman, Kevin (September 16, 2009). "DeRusha Day is actually going to happen".
- ↑ Jason DeRusha Day Proclamation
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Marsh, Steve (July 2010). "Who is Jason DeRusha and why is he suddenly everywhere?".
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