Jacob Rascon

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Jacob Rascon
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist

Jacob Rascon is an American journalist and a reporter for CBS affiliate KHOU in Houston.[1] He was most recently with for KTRK-TV from January 2022 to December 2024 and at NBC affiliate KPRC-TV from 2017 to 2021.[2][3] Rascon is the son of former news anchor Art Rascon who worked for KTRK-TV from 1998 to 2022, when he stepped down. The pair co-anchored a newscast together before Art retired and Jacob began working on air full time the following day.[4]

Rascon was previously a Dallas-based correspondent for NBC News and before that, a reporter for KNBC in Los Angeles and at Fox affiliate KFOX-TV in El Paso.[5][6] Rascon is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and he served an LDS Mission in Uruguay after finishing high school.[7] Rascon attended Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University–Idaho.[7] His uncle, Dan Rascon, and his younger brother, Matt Rascon, are also news broadcasters: the former is currently in Salt Lake City at NBC affiliate KSL-TV and the latter was recently at Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC.[7]

Jacob Rascon, along with his brother Matt, also serve respectively as consultant and president with Rascon Media Group. The group, which was founded by Art Rascon, specializes in media training, storytelling, and communication.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Garcia, Ariana (March 24, 2025). "Ex-ABC 13 Houston anchor Jacob Rascon now at KHOU 11". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "ABC13'S ART RASCON LEAVING THE ANCHOR DESK, BUT SON, JACOB RASCON, JOINING THE STATION". ABC13.com. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ Darling, Cary (December 3, 2024). "ABC13 anchor Jacob Rascon leaving the station where has been since 2022". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Father Anchors Midday Newscast in Houston with Son on His Last Day". TVSpy.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ "KNBC Reporter Bumped Up to The Network". Adweek.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ Chavez, Adriana (January 12, 2012). "That was fast!: KFOX's Rascon to leave EP for bigger market". El Paso Times. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "KPRC's Jacob Rascon gave up national news, now competes against dad back home". Houston Chronicle. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. ^ "About Rascon Media Group". McGuff Media. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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