Frances Rivera
Encyclopedia
Frances Rivera is a Filipino-American journalist
and television
news anchor
. For ten years, until August 2011, she had been a television reporter and anchor for Boston's NBC
affiliate WHDH
. As of August 2011, she is a Morning News anchor for WPIX
in New York City.
. When she was three years old, she and her family, including her two brothers Andre and Marc, moved from the Philippines to Austin, Texas
. Sometime afterward, they moved and settled in Dallas
. She was sent by her family to finish her studies in the Philippines which she did, receiving her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of the Philippines
. After graduation she returned to the United States to work at CBS Morning News
in New York City.
Rivera 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. She was also a co-host and reporter for the PBS
show Asian America.
In 2003, Frances married Stuart Fraass, a Boston mortgage broker
, and in 2010 they had their first child, a daughter, named Tessa.
Besides her ability and interest in cooking, doing a TV news segment called "The Dish", she was very active in numerous charities in and around Boston.
Pix11 Morning News in New York City and began broadcasting there on Monday, August 29, 2011.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and television
Television
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news anchor
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
. For ten years, until August 2011, she had been a television reporter and anchor for Boston's NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WHDH
WHDH
The call letters WHDH may represent:* WHDH : a television station in Boston, Massachusetts that currently exists...
. As of August 2011, she is a Morning News anchor for WPIX
WPIX
WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WPIX also serves as the flagship station of The CW Television Network...
in New York City.
Early life and career
Rivera was born in the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. When she was three years old, she and her family, including her two brothers Andre and Marc, moved from the Philippines to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. Sometime afterward, they moved and settled in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. She was sent by her family to finish her studies in the Philippines which she did, receiving her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
. After graduation she returned to the United States to work at CBS Morning News
CBS Morning News
For CBS's main morning news program, formerly known as CBS Morning News, see The Early Show.CBS Morning News is the half-hour daily television broadcast from CBS News that airs following Up to the Minute and features late-breaking news stories, weather forecasts, and sports scores...
in New York City.
Rivera worked at CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate KWTV
KWTV
KWTV-DT, virtual channel 9 , is the CBS-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; it is owned by Griffin Communications of Oklahoma City...
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
and NBC affiliate KFDX in Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
Wichita Falls is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States, United States. Wichita Falls is the principal city of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Archer, Clay and Wichita counties. According to the U.S. Census estimate of 2010,...
. She also worked off camera in New York City
New York City
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for CBS News'
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
The Morning Show
The Morning Show
-Australia:* The Morning Show, the top rating morning talk show hosted by Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies on Channel Seven.* The Morning Show, the original title for the chat show Good Morning Australia, which later became 9am with David and Kim...
and covered the 1996 Presidential campaign. She was also a co-host and reporter for the PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
show Asian America.
Boston 2001-2011
In 2001, Rivera joined WHDH TV in Boston and in 2006 was promoted to the news anchor chair.In 2003, Frances married Stuart Fraass, a Boston mortgage broker
Mortgage broker
A mortgage broker acts as an intermediary whose brokers mortgage loans on behalf of individuals or businesses.Traditionally, banks and other lending institutions have sold their own products. However as markets for mortgages have become more competitive, the role of the mortgage broker has become...
, and in 2010 they had their first child, a daughter, named Tessa.
Besides her ability and interest in cooking, doing a TV news segment called "The Dish", she was very active in numerous charities in and around Boston.
Move to New York 2011
In July 2011 it was reported that due to personal and family reasons, Rivera would leave WHDH in August 2011 for a New York TV job. Her last broadcast in Boston was Thursday, August 18, 2011. She left to join the WPIXWPIX
WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WPIX also serves as the flagship station of The CW Television Network...
Pix11 Morning News in New York City and began broadcasting there on Monday, August 29, 2011.