WCCO Revamps, Adds TV Vet DeRusha
• Audacy News-Talk 830 WCCO/Minneapolis announced an updated weekday on-air line-up, which includes a new afternoon drive show hosted by longtime Twin Cities’ media personality Jason DeRusha weekdays from 3-6pm CT, beginning June 27.
DeRusha has spent nearly two decades as a reporter and anchor down the street at WCCO-TV, and has co-hostedWCCO This Morning since 2013, winning nine regional Emmys. Last week DeRusha announced his final broadcast on WCCO This Morning is June 23. DeRusha was also named a James Beard Award finalist for his DeRusha Eats TV segment and has served as food critic and editor at Minnesota Monthly magazine, a role he will retain.
“Jason’s not only a beloved and trusted Minnesota broadcaster; he also has the rare ability to truly connect and engage with everyone he talks to,” said Brad Lane, Brand Manager of 830 WCCO.” “Whether he’s delivering breaking news, telling a family story or giving a restaurant recommendation, people trust him like a friend, and that’s exactly what the legacy and future of 830 WCCO is all about.”
DeRusha said, “I have always loved the creativity, the unpredictability, and the interactive qualities of radio. I can’t wait to bring my love for Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, as well as my two decades of curiosity about our neighbors and our news to 830 WCCO. Not many people get to have one dream job, let alone two. I’ve loved my time in television and can’t wait to dive into a new dream job in radio and podcasting.”
DeRusha’s new afternoon radio show is part of a revamped weekday line-up on WCCO — following The WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar, longtime 830 WCCO news anchor Adam Carter will co-host a new show alongside Jordana Green from 9am-noon CT. Green’s longtime co-host Paul Douglas will step aside from daily hosting duties to become WCCO Radio’s Chief Meteorologist and will appear on air throughout the day giving severe weather updates. Douglas became Minnesota’s first certified broadcast meteorologist in 2005.
