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| Born | Adam Conrad Ragusea March 22, 1982 Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Occupation | YouTuber Professor of journalism (former) |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2010–present (first started producing food videos in 2017) |
| Genre | Cooking, science journalism |
| Subscribers | 2.4 million |
| Total views | 652 million |
| Subscriber and view counts updated as of 19 February 2024. | |
Adam Ragusea (born March 22, 1982) is an American YouTuber. He makes videos about food recipes, food science, and cooking culture. Until 2020, Ragusea was a professor who taught journalism at Mercer University.
Early Life and Education
Adam Ragusea grew up in State College, Pennsylvania. He started studying music at the Eastman School of Music. Later, he earned his bachelor's degree in music theory and composition from Penn State University in 2004. He also studied for a master's degree in music at Indiana University Bloomington.
Career
Journalism Career
Before becoming a popular YouTuber, Adam Ragusea worked as a reporter. He reported for public radio stations like WFIU and WBUR-FM. He also worked for Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB).
At GPB, he was in charge of the news office in Macon, Georgia. He also hosted the local Morning Edition radio show. From 2014 to 2020, Ragusea was a journalism professor at Mercer University. He taught students how to report news and create media.
YouTube Channel
Adam Ragusea started his YouTube channel on February 12, 2010. His first videos were simple food recipes that he shared with his friends. Over time, his videos became very popular. People liked his "straight-to-the-point" style. This style was influenced by his background in journalism.
He also says that the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants helped shape his funny style. He describes it as "edgy but fundamentally [...] just a beam of bright sunshine." Adam Ragusea also has a podcast called "The Adam Ragusea Podcast." He started it on February 25, 2022. In December 2022, he announced he would make one video a week plus his podcast. This was a change from his usual two videos a week.
Personal Life
Since mid-2021, Adam Ragusea has lived in Knoxville, Tennessee. He lives there with his wife, Lauren Morrill, who is a novelist. They have two children together. Before moving to Knoxville, he lived in Macon, Georgia.
