Jake Rongholt Bio, Wiki
Jake Rongholt is an American Anchor and Reporter working for WCJB TV20 in Florida, as a sports director. He joined the station in December 2022 after working at WGEM-TV.
Jake Rongholt Age
Rongholt manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. An update of his age will be done once he has made the information public. However, judging from his appearance, he might be in his 30s.
Jake Rongholt Height/Measurements
Rongholt stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches.
Jake Rongholt Education
Rongholt attended Lakeville North High School from 2001 to 2004. He then went to St. Cloud State University – Herberger Business School in 2004 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication in 2009. In 2016, Rongholt joined Illinois Media School and studied TV/Radio Broadcasting for one year. He then went to Full Sail University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Sportscasting in 2019.
Jake Rongholt Career
Rongholt works at WCJB TV20 in Gainesville, Florida, as a sports director. He started working at the station in December 2022 as a weekend sports anchor. Prior to joining the station, he worked at WGEM-TV in Quincy, Illinois as a weekend sports anchor and reporter from March 2021 to December 2022. While working there, he learned how to cover sports such as competitive go-karting. After 2 weeks of working there, Rongholt was sent to report on a high school basketball championship in Springfield, Missouri. Additionally, he was part of regional, district, and state championships in baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, and golf. He shared award recognition for Best Sports Team and Best Sportscast.
Before that, Rongholt worked at Pro Football Action as a freelance writer from August 2020 to December 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Pack-A-Day in Green Bay, Wisconsin as a podcast host alongside Mark Eckel from July 2018 to August 2019. He also worked as an Orlando Magic Media Reporter at Fox Sports Radio AM 1070 in Orlando, Florida from October 2018 to June 2019. Before that, Ronglholt worked at WFLA Orlando in Orlando, Florida as a radio host from April 2018 to July 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Region Sports Network in Highland, Indiana as a play-by-play commentator, reporter, and camera operator from August 2017 to March 2018.
Before that, Rongholt worked at WMOV 1360 AM/106.7 FM in Ravenswood, West, Virginia as an anchor and reporter from August 2016 to August 2017. He interned at NBC 3/KSNW in Wichita, Kansas from January 2010 to March 2010. He also interned at KXAS-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth from May 2008 to August 2008.
Jake Rongholt Net Worth
In Rongholt’s career as an anchor and reporter, he has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Jake Rongholt Salary
He receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Jake Rongholt Parents and Siblings
Rongholt was born and brought up in Honolulu, Hawaii by his parents, Jackie Rongholt (mother) and Tim Rongholt (father). His mother is 60 years old as of 2024 and celebrates her birthday in April. He has not mentioned whether he has siblings or not but an update will be made once the information is made public.
Jake Rongholt Wife
Rongholt has been happily married to Stephanie Rongholt for one year as of 2024. The two tied the knot on February 19th, 2023 after getting engaged on May 9th, 2022.
Jake Rongholt WCJB TV20
Rongholt works at WCJB TV20, where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Taylor Burr
- Paige Beck
- David Snyder
- Kristin Chase
- Danielle Van Pelt
- Julia Haley
Jake Rongholt Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 1.5K followers, around 78 followers on his Facebook page, and about 633 followers on his Instagram account.