Frances Rivera

Frances Rivera
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
OccupationJournalist
SpouseStuart Fraass[1]
ChildrenTessa (daughter)
Laz Conrad River (son)

Frances Rivera (born 1970[2][3]) is a Filipino-American journalist and television news anchor appearing on the overnight news program, Early Today on NBC. For ten years, until August 2011, she was a television reporter and anchor for Boston's NBC affiliate, WHDH. She then joined WPIX in New York City as a morning news anchor. In February 2014, she joined NBC News and MSNBC where she served as co-anchor with Thomas Roberts on MSNBC Live. airing weekdays from 1-3 p.m. ET.[4]

  1. ^ Soroff, Jonathan, "A Land Noir, Noir Away" Archived April 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The Improper Bostonian, 2010
  2. ^ Diaz, Johnny, "Woman of the hours: Channel 7 anchor Frances Rivera is proud of her Filipino heritage and her career. She's also proud to call Boston home", Boston Globe, December 17, 2007. "At 37, Rivera is the youngest main female anchor in Boston."
  3. ^ "The 25 Most Sylish Bostonians 2007", The Boston Globe, 2007.
  4. ^ "Frances Rivera Joins Thomas Roberts on 'MSNBC Live'", New England One, March 3, 2015