Geraldo Rivera
Object Details
- Artist
- Ken Regan, 15 Jun 1942 - 25 Nov 2012
- Sitter
- Geraldo Rivera, born 4 Jul 1943
- Exhibition Label
- Geraldo Rivera was a brash young lawyer representing the New York City–based Puerto Rican activist group the Young Lords when an executive at ABC spotted him speaking on The Today Show and offered him a job as a news reporter. Rivera carried his aggressive and flamboyant style to television, reporting on social issues like migrant labor and drug addiction. In 1972 he won the prestigious Peabody Award for his report on the abuse of patients with mental disabilities at Willowbrook State School. Soon he began appearing on 20/20, Nightline, and Good Morning America. Later he championed tabloid news and sensationalism in his talk show Geraldo (1987–98). In 2001 he left his show Rivera Live on CNBC to become a war correspondent with Fox News; he is now the network’s senior correspondent.
- Here, photographer Ken Regan captures Rivera in his office with a Puerto Rican flag in the background.
- Geraldo Rivera era un abogado joven y audaz que representaba al grupo activista puertorriqueño Young Lords en New York cuando un ejecutivo de la cadena ABC lo vio hablar en el programa The Today Show y le ofreció empleo como reportero de noticias. Rivera llevó a la televisión su estilo agresivo y extravagante, abordando temas sociales como el trabajo migrante y la drogadicción. En 1972 ganó el prestigioso premio Peabody por un reportaje sobre el abuso a pacientes con discapacidades mentales en la Willowbrook State School, y pronto comenzó a presentarse en programas como 20/20, Nightline y Good Morning America. Más tarde se dedicó a la noticia amarillista y al sensacionalismo desde su programa Geraldo (1987–98). En 2001 abandonó su programa Rivera Live en CNBC para convertirse en corresponsal de guerra con Fox News, y actualmente es el corresponsal sénior de la cadena.
- El fotógrafo Ken Regan capta aquí a Rivera en su oficina con una bandera de Puerto Rico al fondo.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- c. 1975
- Object number
- NPG.2013.102
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Ken Regan
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 23.1 × 34.1cm (9 1/8 × 13 7/16")
- Sheet: 24.1 × 35.4cm (9 1/2 × 13 15/16")
- Mat: 40.6 × 55.9cm (16 × 22")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Printed Material\Book
- Interior\Office
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
- Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
- Home Furnishings\Telephone
- Food
- Geraldo Rivera: Male
- Geraldo Rivera: Arts & Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist
- Geraldo Rivera: Arts & Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2013.102
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e81cfb5c-623f-4a4a-b299-fa6f0a1a7de6
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