Geraldo Rivera Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an ALMA Award in 2001 for Outstanding Correspondent or Anchor of a National New Program or Special
• Served as an investigator for the New York City Police Department, then worked as a lawyer for the National Lawyers Guild
• Quote: "We have no right to complain about any condition affecting the quality of our lives, unless we are doing something about it․"
• Joined the Fox News Channel as a war correspondent in 2001 and made reports from Afghanistan and Iraq
• Known for hosting talk shows like "Geraldo" and newsmagazine programs such as "Geraldo at Large․"
• During college, he played on his school's varsity lacrosse team as goalie and was a member of a rowing team
• Wrote an autobiography published in 1992 called "Exposing Myself․"