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Jason DeRusha

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As seen in: Love to See It with Emma and Claire (Podcast), Minnesota Monthly, WCCO-AM (Minneapolis, MN), WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN), Substack, NewsBreak, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
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@wccoradio 3-6p Drivetime, @MNMOMag food critic, Marquette grad, podcasts everywhere, used to be on TV, optimistic believer in people

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Jason DeRusha’s Biography

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Emmy Award-winning Morning and Noon News Anchor at WCCO-TV.

Emmy award-winning Food and Wine Reporter @DeRushaEats.

Contributing Editor/Columnist at Minnesota/St. Paul Magazine.

Fill-in talk host at WCCO-AM.

Dad. Husband. Suburbanite who loves the cities.

Jason DeRusha’s Journalist Portfolio

DeRusha Eats James Beard Entry 2013

DeRusha Eats James Beard Entry 2013

Jason DeRusha is an anchor/reporter from WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. He reports the weekly "DeRusha Eats" segment…

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WCCO Morning News Promotion

WCCO Morning News Promotion

This promo from WCCO is called "Tender." Pretty sweet.

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WCCO 35w Bridge First report of collapse

WCCO 35w Bridge First report of collapse

The first report of the collapse of the I-35w bridge in Minneapolis as seen on WCCO-TV/DT, August 1, 2007. Fr…

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What makes one wine better than another? - January 22, 2009

What makes one wine better than another? - January 22, 2009

WCCO's Jason DeRusha interviews Bill Sommerville, Managing Director/Owner of La Belle Vie restaurant about wh…

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WCCO's "Good Question" Asks Alex: Who are Fannie, Freddie?

WCCO's "Good Question" Asks Alex: Who are Fannie, Freddie?

July 14th 2008 with Jason Derusha on a Good Question Segment.

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Articles

NEW 2026 Minnesota State Fair Foods: THE LIST RANKED!

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By Jason DeRusha Verified
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Thirty-six official new Minnesota State Fair Foods for 2026 have just been announced, and it’s time for my annual ridiculous list of them RANKED! These are my guesses, based on virtually nothing, as to which foods are going to be hits. Is there logic behind this? I can pretend there is—I’ve been ranking foods at the Fair for more than a decade. However, plenty of times I’ve expected foods to be good and they’ve been awful.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: JK’s Table

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| Minnesota Monthly Verified
A local restaurant pro and a local distillery owner were giving me some serious crap that I’d never heard of JK’s Table in Edina. Have you heard of it? JK’s is in an office building; if you pull into the parking lot on the wrong side, you’ll be confused and you won’t see it, and it’s received almost zero news coverage.
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The Best Chicken in Minnesota

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By Jason DeRusha Verified
| Minnesota Monthly Verified
Americans eat more chicken than any other protein. The USDA says we eat twice as much chicken as anything else—three out of four of us eat chicken every week. I used to think it was foolishness: an inaccurate perception of healthiness, coupled with an inoffensive, bland, and dry character.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an overnight assignment editor at WISN-TV in Milwaukee while I was in college, anchoring 26 second news updates on the hour!

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have! I used to be a secretary for a dentist.

How is social media changing news?

It allows deeper connections to people closer to the stories we cover. It gives reporters instant feedback on their work: good and bad.