Geraldo Rivera net worth, age, wiki, family, biography and recent updates.
Geraldo Rivera is a former American television host, journalist, and lawyer. He has also authored and published several novels. Geraldo led the tabloid talk show, Geraldo from 1987 to 1998.
Geraldo Rivera: Profile overview
| Full Legal Name | Geraldo Rivera |
| Pseudonym | Geraldo |
| Age (as of 2022) | 78 years |
| Career | television host, journalist |
| Date of Birth | July 4, 1943 |
| Birthplace | New York City, New York, USA |
| Citizenship | American |
| Heritage | Mixed |
| Faith | Christian. |
| Spouse | Edith Vonnegut, Erica Michelle Levy (m. 2003) |
| Wealth | $15 million |
| Height (approximately) | 5 ft 9 inches |
| Body Weight (approximately) | 78 Kg |
Geraldo Rivera: Age & Early Life
Geraldo Rivera was born on July 4, 1943, in New York City, New York, United States. He spent his childhood in the New York neighborhoods of Brooklyn and West Babylon. His father, Lillian Friedman Rivera, was a Puerto Rican Catholic, and his mother, Cruz Allen Rivera, was of Russian Jewish ancestry. He has two siblings: a sister named Sharon and a brother named Craig. He is of mixed (Puerto Rican, Russian-Jewish) descent and holds an American passport.
Rivera completed his education at West Babylon High School. He attended the State University of New York Maritime College from 1961 to 1963. Subsequently, he enrolled at the University of Arizona where he earned a B.S. in business administration. In 1966, Rivera also attended Brooklyn Law School. As a law student, he interned with the New York County District Attorney’s Office. In the summer of 1969, he was awarded a Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship in poverty law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Lacking journalistic experience, ABC arranged an introductory broadcast journalism course for him in 1970, hosted at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism as part of the Ford Foundation-funded Summer Program in Journalism.
Geraldo Rivera: Height & Weight
Geraldo Rivera stands at 5 feet 9 inches and weighs 78 kg. He has grey hair and dark brown eyes. Geraldo sports a prominent moustache and often wears glasses. He likely has tattoos on both upper arms.
Geraldo Rivera: Net Worth
What is Geraldo Rivera’s net worth? His net worth is $15 million, making him one of the most accomplished individuals. He currently resides in a 1.4-acre meticulously maintained estate featuring six bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and two half baths. He owns a Bentley.
Geraldo Rivera: Career
Geraldo’s first reporting assignment occurred in New York. Since then, he has garnered numerous awards and recognition for his journalism. This includes the John F. Kennedy Award for Journalism. He has interviewed many prominent personalities, including the late Michael Jackson. In 198, Rivera started focusing on producing and hosting, primarily working on the daytime talk show, Geraldo, which ran for 11 years. Additionally, he hosted Rivera Live, a CNBC evening news and interview program that aired weeknights from 1994 to 2001.
In November 2001, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks, he departed from CNBC to serve as a reporter in a war zone for Fox News. During a broadcast, he outlined a planned operation, even sketching a map in the sand for his audience. In 2005, he had a dispute with The New York Times over their claims that he had impeded a rescue team member to capture footage of himself transporting a woman in a wheelchair down several steps after Hurricane Katrina. On January 3, 2012, he began hosting a daily radio talk show on WABC in New York, which airs during the two-hour period between Imus in the Morning and The Rush Limbaugh Show.
He also initiated a daily program on KABC in Los Angeles starting January 30, 2012. His newsmagazine show, Geraldo at Large, is regularly broadcast on Fox News Channel. Additionally, Geraldo has authored several novels, writing six from 1972 to 2009. His inaugural book, titled “Willowbrook,” was published by Vintage Books in New York in 1972. His literary work has garnered a considerable following, earning him a strong reputation as an author.
Geraldo Rivera: Wife & Marriage
Who is Geraldo Rivera’s spouse? As of now, Geraldo Rivera has been married five times. His current wife is Erica Michelle Levy, with whom he has been in a relationship since August 10, 2003. They have a daughter named Sol Liliana, born in 2005. He first married Linda Coblentz in 1965, but they divorced in 1969. Then, he wed Edith Vonnegut on December 14, 1971, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1975.
Sherryl Raymond is believed to be his third spouse, with their marriage lasting from December 31, 1976, to 1984. They have a son named Gabriel Miguel, born in July 1979. On July 11, 1987, Rivera married Cynthia Cruickshank Dyer. They share two daughters, Isabella Holmes, born in 1992, and Simone Cruickshank, born in 1994. Despite their marriage lasting several years, they divorced in 2000.
