PERSON: Frances Rivera

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Frances Rivera (born 1970) is a Filipino-American journalist and television news anchor appearing on the overnight news program, Early Today on NBC. For 10 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.

After graduation from college, Rivera returned to the United States to work at CBS Morning News in New York City. She worked at CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and NBC affiliate KFDX in Wichita Falls, Texas. She also worked off camera in New York City for CBS News’ The Morning Show and covered the 1996 Presidential campaign. Rivera was also a co-host and reporter for the PBS show Asian America.

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