Art Rascon
Founder
Art Rascon is the President and owner of Rascon Media Group, bringing nearly four decades of media experience to benefit your company and you personally.
He has a deep understanding of the rapidly evolving communications and media landscape.
With a career spanning over 80 countries and every state in the U.S., Art has unparalleled experience in reporting and interviewing. His storytelling prowess and confidence-building techniques are unmatched, making him a multi-award-winning documentary producer and writer.
Art has received 21 Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, two Edward R. Murrow Awards, along with numerous national and local accolades for his exceptional reporting and writing skills.
Art can transform your approach if you need a spokesperson, public speaker, voiceover services, media training/coaching, crisis management, image control and documentary production.
A native Texan, Art joined ABC13 KTRK Houston in September 1998 and anchored the 11 a.m., 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. newscasts until his retirement in January 2022.
Throughout his extensive career, Art has covered significant global events, including wars and conflicts in Iraq, the Balkans, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Central America. He has reported on the treacherous journeys of juvenile immigrants to the U.S. border, U.S. presidential elections, domestic and international terrorist attacks, the Virginia Tech shooting, and major hurricanes such as Katrina and Ike.
Before ABC13, Art was a correspondent at CBS News, covering a wide array of events from Haiti’s civil unrest to Mexico’s guerrilla wars, Peru’s hostage crises, Cuba’s downing of U.S. planes, various airline disasters, and numerous school shootings and conflicts in Central America.
From 1989 to 1994, he reported for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, covering high-profile cases like the O.J. Simpson trial, the Rodney King beating trial, the L.A. riots, the Branch Davidian standoff, and natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods.
Art has been recognized by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the International Rotary Club, and various press clubs. National Hispanic Business Magazine has named him one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in America.
Art remains actively involved in various charity organizations. Beyond journalism, Art was honored with the Houston Father of the Year award in 2008 and the Paul Harris Fellow award from Rotary International in 2010. He has held leadership positions in media associations such as the RTNDA, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals. Currently, he serves on the board of YMCA-International Services in Houston. A graduate of Brigham Young University with further studies in European Politics in Madrid, Spain, Art resides in Houston with his wife, Patti, and is a proud father of seven, two of whom are also journalists.