Adam Ragusea

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.

Adam Ragusea
Personal information
Born (1982-03-22) March 22, 1982
Pennsylvania, USA[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor of journalism, YouTuber.
Websitewww.adamragusea.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010-present
GenreCooking, science journalism
Subscribers909,000
Total views144.8 million
100,000 subscribers 2019
Updated August 8, 2020

Personal Life

Ragusea grew up in central Pennsylvania. As a child, he visited nearby Hersheypark each summer which developed his fondness for Hershey chocolate. [2] Currently, Ragusea lives in Macon, Georgia with his wife, novelist Lauren Morrill and their two kids.[3]

Career

Journalism

Adam Ragusea was a journalist in residence at Mercer University until February 2020, when he scheduled to retire.[4][5] Ragusea taught introductory and advanced journalism, and media production classes while still a professor at Mercer.[6]

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.[7] His videos began to garner attention for his "straight-to-the-point" style that is influenced by his background in journalism.[8] 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."[9]

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J44svaQc5WY&ab_channel=AdamRagusea
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J44svaQc5WY&ab_channel=AdamRagusea
  3. https://www.adamragusea.com/about
  4. "How Adam Ragusea's journalism background helps him in his YouTube career". YouTube. Feb 12, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. Janani P. Rammohan, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Food videos bring Mercer professor millions of views". ajc. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  6. "The CCJ Team - Mercer University". Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  7. "Former professor quit his job at Mercer to become a full-time YouTube creator". WMAZ. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  8. "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.
  9. "The professor that went viral". Jul 2, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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