Jason DeRusha
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| Jason DeRusha | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 24, 1975 Des Plaines, Illinois |
| Education | Marquette University |
| Occupation | Reporter and Anchoman |
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
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
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
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
- ↑ Justin,Neal (September 8, 2011). "Jason DeRusha gets new duties". Minneapolis Star Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/blogs/129470313.html.
- ↑ "Jason DeRusha LinkedIn". http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonderusha.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jason DeRusha Biography". WCCO4. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/personality/jason-derusha/.
- ↑ "Query for nominations and wins by Jason DeRusha". Emmy's Midwest Chapter. http://midwestemmys.org/?x=0&y=0&s=Jason+DeRusha.
- ↑ "2004 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Emmy's Midwest Chapter. http://midwestemmys.org/20040301/2004-emmy-awards/.
- ↑ "2007 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Emmy's Midwest Chapter. http://midwestemmys.org/20070301/2007-regional-emmy-awards-winners/.
- ↑ "2009 Upper Midwest Emmy Recipients". Emmy's Midwest Chapter. http://midwestemmys.org/20100122/emmy-night-2009-2/.
- ↑ Hanson, Arik. "Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovators". http://www.arikhanson.com/2009/07/30/top-20-minnesota-social-media-innovators.
- ↑ Hoffman, Kevin. "City Pages: Best Online Personality 2009". http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/04/jason_derusha_w.php.
- ↑ Staff Writer. "City Pages: Best Tweeter 2010". http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2010/award/best-tweeter-1378758/.
- ↑ Hoffman, Kevin (September 16, 2009). "DeRusha Day is actually going to happen". http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/09/derusha_day_is.php.
- ↑ Jason DeRusha Day Proclamation
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Marsh, Steve (July 2010). "Who is Jason DeRusha and why is he suddenly everywhere?". http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/175841.asp.
