Craig Rivera

Craig Rivera
Born Craig A. Riviera
October 10, 1954
United States
Occupation Television personality, journalist

Craig Rivera [1] is an American television journalist, producer, and correspondent for Fox News Channel. He appears regularly on the Fox News Channel newsmagazine program "Geraldo At Large".

Personal life

Craig Rivera was born in New York, New York on October 10, 1954. He is the youngest son of Lillian (née Friedman), a waitress, and Cruz "Allen" Rivera (October 1, 1915 – November 1987), a restaurant worker and cab driver.[2][3] Rivera's father was a Catholic Puerto Rican,[4] and his mother is of Ashkenazi Russian Jewish descent. He grew up in Brooklyn and West Babylon, New York where he attended West Babylon High School. He has four siblings: Irene, Geraldo, Wilfredo, and Sharon.

Career

Craig Rivera attended Kutztown University and majored in Communications and Media Studies.[5] After graduating, he joined ABC's 20/20 in 1978 as a Producer. He transitioned to "Inside Edition" in 1986, working for the first time as an on-air talent. Craig Rivera joined Fox News Channel in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks to cover American combat in the Afghanistan War and Iraq War. In 2005 he became a Senior Field Producer for Geraldo At Large, appearing each week on the show to present an investigative reporting segment called “Craig Investigates”.[6]

Recognitions

In 2000 while working on Inside Edition, Craig Rivera worked on an investigative segment titled “Home Depot Dangers”,[7] which won a Deadline Club Award for Best Series/Investigative Reporting.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Bio on Internet Movie Database". Retrieved November 5, 2013.(born "Craig A. Riviera", October 10, 1954 in New York, USA)
  2. ↑ "Excerpt: "His Panic" – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  3. ↑ Geraldo Rivera Biography (1943–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2013-11-5.
  4. ↑ "Excerpt: "His Panic"". ABC News. February 26, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bio on Internet Movie Database". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Craig Rivera on the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Archive of "Home Depot Dangers" Story". Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Inside Edition - Awards". Retrieved November 8, 2013.

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