Geraldo Rivera Joins NewsNation as Correspondent at Large

Geraldo Rivera, a longtime news correspondent and talk-show host with a knack for the theatrical, is taking up roots at a new outlet.

The one-time Fox News Channel personality, also known for his time as a syndicated daytime presence, has joined Nexstar Media’s NewsNation as a correspondent at large, effective immediately. He is expected to appear across daytime and primetime programming and will make his first appearance Wednesday evening on “Cuomo,” which airs at 8 p.m.

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“Geraldo is a legendary journalist whose talent and experience is unrivaled in the industry,” said Michael Corn, president of news at NewsNation, in a statement. “We look forward to him joining the network and providing our viewers with his one-of-a-kind analysis.”

Rivera left Fox News last year after he and “Five” co-anchor Greg Gutfeld seemed to be clashing on camera more frequently and as executives at the network felt Rivera’s time at the Fox Corp.-backed outlet had run its course over more than two decades.

His showmanship has on occasion appeared to outweigh his journalism. He once got his nose broken while hosting a syndicated talk program that brought white supremacists and Black and Jewish activists on at the same time. He once claimed to be on site during the war in Afghanistan when he was actually hundreds of miles away. And he hosted a live special in 1986 that purported to show viewers what was contained in gangster Al Capone’s vaults, only to reveal that they were largely empty.

Rivera’s TV career stretches 50 years. At Fox News, he was a senior correspondent, and most recently, one of a number of rotating co-hosts of “The Five.” He joined Fox News in 2001. He also worked for CNBC and ABC News. He began his broadcast career at WABC in New York..

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