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.

Career

Journalism

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

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