An Emmy Award winning reporter spoke on the importance of
utilizing the gospel of Jesus Christ in a communications career.
Art Rascon, news anchor in Houston for the American
Broadcasting Company, delivered a lecture Thursday at BYU after receiving the
2013 Alumni Achievement Award from the university’s College of Fine Arts and
Communications.
He told his audience that his faith in God as a member of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has helped him in his career as
a journalist.
“God can make more of you than you can ever make of
yourself,” Rascon said. “You must always be open to the direction of the
Spirit.”
Rascon has covered conflicts for 28 years. He has reported
major events such as Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Indonesia, the Virginia
Tech shootings and the war in the Middle East. During his lecture, he gave
several examples of instances during his career when he and his team were
protected by following promptings from the Holy Ghost.
Rascon said he believes that it is also the responsibility
of communications professionals to help others. “We live in a world that is
filled with speculation, with problems and with confusion,” Rascon said. He emphasized
that as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, everything he does in
disseminating information should be directly related to the gospel.
“Communications has the greatest and most profound effect on
people throughout the world,” Rascon said. “What are we doing in our lives to
ensure that…it will help influence people for good and not for evil?”
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