Art Rascon returns to his news roots by hosting the new KSL podcast "Ransom: Position of Trust."
The former abc13 KTRK anchor narrates the Houston-area story of 12-year-old McKay Everett, who disappeared from his home nearly 30 years ago.
"This is a story that captured the attention of the entire nation," Rascon told mikemcguff.com. "All eyes were on Conroe, Texas, in September of 1995 when a 12-year-old boy was kidnapped and held for ransom. I covered this story as a journalist and wanted to re-visit this terribly tragic story of betrayal, greed, deceit, and a family’s worst nightmare."
Rascon believes the story is still relevant today because Everett's mother does not feel the real truth has been told.
"What you’re getting in this podcast are fascinating interviews, insight that hasn’t been heard before from investigators who found the 12-year-old boy, who figured out how he was trying to escape from the trunk of a vehicle," Rascon told me. "It’s a terribly tragic story of betrayal and greed and destroyed relationships, but it’s a story that the mother says we need to tell."
After leaving Houston news, the former TV anchor has been heading Rascon Media Group where he works as a spokesperson, public speaker, and media trainer among other services.
Working in a podcast voiceover capacity lets him reconnect to his award-winning work as a journalist.
"I love hosting these podcasts and diving more deeply into a story, and I would love to do more of these," Rascon added. "It’s an opportunity to give listeners a more engaging story."
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