Jacob Rascon

It's great to be back in El Paso! This was home when I was younger and is where my dad, his parents and my paternal great grandparents were born and raised. Today, it is where I hope to make valuable contributions and grow as a journalist.

 Before KFOX14, I was with ABC in the Middle East, covering the Egyptian Revolution from Cairo and conflicts in Israel and surrounding Arab countries from Jerusalem. It was during this time that I truly began to appreciate the value of a free press. I observed the people of Egypt and Tunisia suffer without it and demand it before almost any other freedom as soon as their dictator leaders fell.

 Before ABC, I worked in print news at the Salt Lake Tribune in Utah and on television with the local CBS affiliate covering news such as conflicts over immigration legislation, the 2010 midterm elections and the Brian David Mitchell trial. I worked previously as a radio reporter and anchor in Idaho, and as a producer, reporter and anchor for 11 News in Utah.

 I grew up in The Woodlands, near Houston, for the most part, but also lived in Abilene, San Antonio, L.A. and Miami. I graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's in broadcast journalism and studied political science and journalism at BYU-Idaho, including a semester in Washington D.C. My wife and I have a beautiful daughter.

Feel free to share your story ideas with me and the KFOX14 team. Speak up and we'll check it out as we make sure KFOX-14 News is Coverage You Can Count On. You can email me at jacob.rascon@kfoxtv.com. You can also Follow me on Twitter  http://twitter.com/RasconKFOX14. Read my blog, "In the Courtroom" to involve yourself in the Borderland's high-profile cases as they move through the local/federal court system.