Jason DeRusha WCCO, Bio, Age, Wife, Height, Kids, Net Worth

Jason DeRusha Biography

Jason DeRusha He’s a news guy who won an Emmy Award! Right now, he helps out with special projects and events at WCCO-TV. But before that, he worked there for 11 years as the morning and mid-morning anchor. He even did stories about food! But he wanted to spend more time with his family, so he decided to try something new with a more regular schedule.

Jason DeRusha Age

DeRusha was born on January 24, 1975, in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States. He is 48 years old as of 2023 and celebrates his birthday on 24th January every year.

Jason DeRusha Education

DeRusha went to Marquette University, where he graduated from the Honors program with political science and broadcast communication degrees, magna cum laude. READ: Ali Lucia

Jason DeRusha Height

DeRusha stands at an average height of 5 feet 10 inches (177.8 cm) tall

Jason DeRusha Family/Parents

DeRusha likes keeping his personal life away from the limelight therefore he has not disclosed any information about his parents. Besides, it is not known if DeRusha has any siblings, the details to be updated once confirmed.

Jason DeRusha Wife

DeRusha is married to Alyssa Bannochie who is also known as a financial analyst and a Wayzata High graduate. The couple met in Milwaukee, where they were both attending Marquette University. The family lives in Maple Grove with their sons, Seth and Sam.

Jason DeRusha Children

DeRusha and his wife are blessed with two sons, Seth and Sam.

Jason DeRusha WCCO

He has received nine Emmy Awards, his food coverage was a finalist for Outstanding TV Segment in the prestigious national James Beard Awards, the Jaycees named him one of the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans, and the city of Minneapolis proclaimed September 21 No fooling since joining WCCO.

At WCCO, he co-anchors WCCO Mid-Morning from 9 to 10 a.m. and WCCO This Morning, weekdays from 4:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. In addition, he is the station’s food reporter, producing “DeRusha Eats”.

While at WCCO, He became among the first television reporters on the scene and online at the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. He answered, “Good Question” for 5½ years. In 2013, He was later named one of the “40 under 40,” the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s list of young community leaders.

Minnesota Monthly named him to the “Power 75” list, writing, “If anyone understands where mass media is going … it’s DeRusha.” In 2012, he got named in Marquette University as the Young Alumnus of the Year.

He spent three years as a reporter at WISN-TV in Milwaukee prior to joining WCCO. Prior to that, he reported for WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois, anchored the weekend news at KWQC-TV in Davenport, Iowa, and interned at “ABC World News Tonight” in New York.

During his career, he has been nominated for more than 20 Regional Emmy Awards, and he’s earned Regional Emmys for Anchoring WCCO This Morning, for breaking news coverage, reporting his DeRusha Eats segment and the Good Question segment.

In the Twin Cities, Jason is known as a past-President of the Board of Governors of the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He is a regular speaker and host for charity fundraisers.

Jason DeRusha transforms his kitchen

WCCO-TV morning anchor commerced local materials and craft objects. Jason and his wife Alyssa currently remodeled the kitchen of their home in Maple Grove.

Jason DeRusha Awards

• 2015 James Beard Foundation Award Finalist, TV Segment

Jason DeRusha Salary

DeRusha receives an annual salary ranging between $ 43,668 to $ 150,443. However, details about the exact amount of salary he earns are currently not available.

Jason DeRusha Net Worth

DeRusha has an estimated net worth of around $1 Million $5 Million which he gets from his successful career as a news anchor.

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