Jason DeRusha
| Jason DeRusha | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1975 Des Plaines, Illinois |
| Education | Marquette University |
| Occupation | Reporter and Anchorman |
Jason DeRusha is an American television journalist. He currently anchors the Sunday night 10p newscast as well as serving as the reporter / producer for the "Good Question" segment. [1]
Contents |
[edit] Career
Jason'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]
[edit] Awards
Jason has been nominated for a Regional Emmy award 15 times, he has won on 4 occasions.[4][5] 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. [6] [7] [8]
He was named one of the "Top 20 Minnesota Social Media Innovators"[9] and awarded "Best Online Personality" in 2009 and "Best Tweeter" in 2010 by City Pages.[10][11]
In response to his popularity, in 2009 Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak proclaimed September 21 to be "Jason DeRusha Day."[12] [13]
[edit] Personal
Jason grew up in Des Plaines, Illinois. [14] He graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is married to wife Alyssa and has 2 sons.
Jason 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. [15]
[edit] References
- ^ Justin,Neal (2011-09-08). "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.
- ^ "Jason DeRusha Biography". WCCO4. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/personality/jason-derusha/.
- ^ "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 (2009-9-16). "DeRusha Day is actually going to happen". http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/09/derusha_day_is.php.
- ^ Jason DeRusha Day Proclimation
- ^ Marsh, Steve (July 2010). "Who is Jason DeRusha and why is he suddenly everywhere?". http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/175841.asp.
- ^ Marsh, Steve (July 2010). "Who is Jason DeRusha and why is he suddenly everywhere?". http://www.mspmag.com/features/features/175841.asp.
