Jason DeRusha Net Worth, Career and Biography

Jason DeRusha Net Worth $2.5 million

Jason DeRusha is an American news anchor whose career is graced with several awards and honors for all that he has been able to single-handedly accomplish. An Emmy Award-winning journalist, Jason is the host of WCCO-TV MidMorning, This Morning, and covers food stories.

Since joining the network on April Fool’s Day in 2003, he has been a core part of the organization and has gained a considerable reputation throughout the years that followed. Here’s all there is to know concerning Jason Derusha who is prominent as a celebrity newscaster. Find out about his family, his career journey, and how much he is currently worth.

Jason DeRusha’s Biography & Career

He was born in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States on January 24, 1975. Available information suggests that he was raised by his parents in Des Plaines, but besides this, there’s nothing else known about his family or siblings.

We also do know that he attended Marquette University and graduated from the institute with degrees in political science and broadcast communication.

Jason’s career has been quite an entertaining one. Although he can now boast of winning nine Emmy Awards since joining WCCO, it is common knowledge that life has not always been rosy for the man as he has also had a fair share of ups and downs in life since the beginning of the professional phase of his life.

A news anchor and member of the WCCO network team at the moment, Jason co-anchors WCCO This Morning Monday through Friday from 4:30 a.m. until 7:00 a.m., and WCCO Mid-Morning from 9 a.m. to 10 a. He is also the food reporter of the station, producing the program “DeRusha Eats”.

Working at WCCO really gave DeRusha the exposure he needed to ignite the spark in his career. He was among the first reporters on the air and on the scene of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.

For five and half years, he answered “Good Question” and became even more famous for his involvement, and it led to his naming as one of the “40 under 40” young community leaders by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

He also made it to Minnesota Monthly’s “Power 75” list. In 2012, he was named Young Alumnus of the Year by Marquette University College of Communication. But Jason DeRusha did not start his career journey at WCCO.

Prior to joining the network, he spent three years of his life working as a reporter at WISN-TV in Milwaukee. He hosted the weekend news at KWQC-TV in Davenport, Iowa, before that and reported for WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois. Additionally, he experienced an internship at “ABC World News” in New York.

DeRusha is a regular speaker and host of aid organization fundraisers. In the Twin Cities, he is a former President of the Board of Governors of the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

He is a regular fill-in host at WCCO Radio and has also been a writer for Minnesota regional magazines. Presently, he is the food critic for Minnesota Monthly. He is a glass art collector and has been a judge for the Uptown Art Fair.

Awards & Achievements

Throughout his career, this individual has won more than20 Regional Emmy Award nominations, and he has won ten Regional Emmy Awards for Anchoring WCCO This Morning, best newscast, the Good Question segment, reporting his DeRusha Eats segment, and for breaking news coverage among other reporting categories. Other awards and honors he has to his name include:

• TV Segment’s James Beard Foundation Award – 2015
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 – 2013
• Marquette University’s Young Alumnus of the Year – 2012
• Jaycees’ Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans – 2009

Personal Life & Family

DeRusha is a family man who is committed to his wife and children. He is married to Wayzata High graduate and financial analyst Alyssa Bannochie, and together, they have two children Seth and Sam. The family resides in Maple Grove and maintains a very low profile.

Like many other television figures, Jason is also very active and popular on several social media platforms where his accounts have gathered thousands of followers and the numbers keep increasing.

He is often seen interacting with fans and posting on his Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram where he has amassed more than 63,000 followers, 32,000 followers, and 24,000 followers respectively.

Jason DeRusha Net Worth

DeRusha earns an annual salary of anywhere from $130,106 – $228,488 according to reliable sources. His net worth of $2.5 million has been earned through his job as a news anchor, and this includes money, income, and assets.

Throughout his lifetime, Jason DeRusha’s primary means of acquiring wealth has been his career as a Television journalist, news anchor, and host. Although he has been able to collect good fortune through his various sources of income, this man prefers to lead a humble and reserved lifestyle for which he is well known today.