Adam Ragusea
| Adam Ragusea | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 22, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of journalism, YouTuber. |
| Website | www |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 10 |
| Genre(s) | Cooking, science journalism |
| Subscribers | 805,000[1] (June 9, 2020) |
| Total views | 123,413,180[1] (June 9, 2020, 7:00:21 AM UTC+7) |
Last updated: June 9, 2020 | |
Adam Ragusea is a YouTuber who creates videos about food recipes, science, and culinary culture. He was previously a professor of journalism at Mercer University, but quit his job in 2020 after noticing he earned more money as a Youtuber.
Career
Journalism
Adam Ragusea was a journalist in residence at Mercer University until February 2020 when he scheduled to retire.[2][3] Ragusea taught introductory and advanced journalism, and media production classes while still a professor at Mercer.[4]
YouTube
Ragusea created his YouTube channel on February 12, 2010, and his first videos were recipes for foods that he made for the intention of sharing with his friends.[5] His videos began to garner attention for his "straight-to-the-point" style that is influenced by his background in journalism.[6] In addition to this, he cites SpongeBob SquarePants as an influence on his style of comedy, claiming that "it's edgy, but fundamentally it's still just a beam of bright sunshine."[7]
References
- ^ a b "About Adam Ragusea". YouTube.
- ^ "How Adam Ragusea's journalism background helps him in his YouTube career". YouTube. Feb 12, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Janani P. Rammohan, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Food videos bring Mercer professor millions of views". ajc. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The CCJ Team - Mercer University". Retrieved April 27, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Former professor quit his job at Mercer to become a full-time YouTube creator". WMAZ. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "He was teaching at Mercer when a video he posted on YouTube went viral. Now, he's a full-time YouTube creator". WMAZ. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "The professor that went viral". Jul 2, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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