He holds a B.S. degree in business administration from the University of Arizona. In 1970 he joined WABC-TV as a reporter for Eyewitness News. He also made his appearances in ABC national programs such as 20/20 and Nightline. Rivera has also worked as a correspondent for ABC's Good Mor...
Rivera said that Fox fired him from his regular perch on “The Five,” and that he decided to leave the network as a result. With his last two appearances on the afternoon political talk show apparently canceled, Rivera received a going-away party on the morning show ...
Aside from his journalistic work, Rivera made several acting appearances, often as himself. He appeared in the moviesThe Bonfire of the Vanities(1988) andNatural Born Killers(1994). He also wrote the autobiographiesExposing Myself(1992) andThe Geraldo Show(2018) and several other books, including...