Jake Rongholt

About

"Let your work do the talking." I was enlisted in the United States Air Force. After 3 years, I had to medically retire and get back onto the broadcasting path. In the past, I moved from Chicago to Orlando to be part of the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting. During my time, I was behind the mic for the majority of Rollins College sports, covered a few UCF and Buccaneer football games. I finished a two year stint with WGEM-TV in Quincy, IL. In December 2022, I was hired as weekend sports anchor at WCJB TV20. In January 2024, I have been promoted to sports director with TV20. I owe a lot to Newy Scruggs, Sam Hale, Lou Schwartz, Patrick Turturro, David Brody, Shan Shariff, Scott Roberts, Gus Ramsey, Rishi Barran, Mike Tuck, Mike Flasch, Mac McDonald, Debbi Taylor, Christine Winn, Jim Wallin, Erin Murray, Mike Snyder, Kevin Wells, Chad Mahoney, Jon Levy and Jim Forbes. You never know who you will meet. Specialties: AVID/Final Cut Pro/Edius trained, knows Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Word, and Office, camera knowledge, in-depth, informational reporting, and of course...accurate with a smile on my face.