Geraldo Rivera

Born July 4, 1943, in New York City, Geraldo Rivera initially began his career as an attorney after completing his J.D. at Brooklyn Law School in 1969. His legal work attracted the interest of a news director at ABC, and after an initial television interview, he was offered his first job in broadcast journalism at the network. He found success as a reporter almost immediately, earning a Peabody Award in 1972, which garnered him national recognition. After leaving ABC in 1985, he produced a live television special, "The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault" (1986), which further boosted his national profile by attracting millions of viewers. The following year, he began hosting a syndicated daytime talk show, Geraldo (1987-1998). Rivera spent a few years working for NBC but eventually left and joined the Fox News Channel in 2001, where he continued reporting and hosting talk shows until his departure from the network in 2023. Throughout his journalism career, he also made acting appearances in multiple films and authored several books. His unique charisma and occasional controversiality have continued to attract entertainment opportunities and viewership alike, most recently at the television network NewsNation as a correspondent.