Jacob Rascon Bio
Jacob Rascon is an American Emmy and Edward R. Murrow-award winning journalist. Currently he is serving as a reporter at KTRK-TV in Houston. Rascon joined ABC13 in January 2022. Rascon was previously a Dallas-based correspondent for NBC News and before that, a reporter for KNBC, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles.
Rascon began his career at ABC News in Jerusalem covering the Arab Spring from Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. His assignments have taken him to nearly every state in the union, Mexico, South and Central America, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the then to Middle East. Rascon has reported on natural disasters including the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Harvey and dozens of other storms. He also reported on deadly tornado outbreaks in the Midwest, volcanic eruptions in Hawaii, California and Washington State wildfires.
Moreover, he covered the mass migration from Syria; infamous cartel criminal trials in El Paso; migrant caravans; gang violence in El Salvador; mass shootings in Colorado, California, Florida and Texas. Additionally Rascon covered the 2016 Presidential campaign, conventions and inauguration; the X Games and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Jacob Rascon Age
Rascon is 37 years old as of 2023. He was born on August 29, 1986, in Houston, Texas, United States. In addition, Rascon celebrates his birthday on 29th August every year and his zodiac sign is Virgo.
Jacob Rascon Height
Rascon stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.76 m) tall and weighs 68 kg (150 kg).
Jacob Rascon Family
Rascon was born in Houston, Texas, United States. He 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. Moreover, Rascon has four brothers, his younger brother, Matt Rascon, is a news broadcasters in Salt Lake City at NBC affiliate KSL-TV. In addition, his uncle Dan Rascon is also a news broadcasters in Salt Lake City at NBC affiliate KSL-TV.
Jacob Rascon Education
Jacob graduated from The Woodlands High School. He then went on and attended Brigham Young University where he studied broadcast journalism. Moreover, he interned at the Salt Lake Tribune, KUTV News and at the Kosovo Embassy in Washington D.C. shortly after leaders of the Balkan country declared independence. After his freshman year, Jacob moved to Uruguay for two years as missionary for his church, where he learned Spanish.
Jacob Rascon Wife
Rascon is happily married to his beautiful wife Ashley. The couple resides in the Houston area with their five children, a dog and a cat. However, for the record, he’s not a big fan of cats. In his defense, cats aren’t big fans of people.
Jacob Rascon Salary
Rascon earns an annual salary of ranging between $31,300 to $92,500 from his current position as a reporter at KTRK-TV in Houston.
Jacob Rascon Net worth
Rascon has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $7 Million as of 2023. His main source of income is his successful career as a journalist.