The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, not the popular.

His conclusion caused Tennessee medical authorities to later revoke the medical license of Dr. He was raised "mostly Jewish" and had a Bar Mitzvah. Rivera's father was a descendant of Catholic conversos Puerto Rican Sephardic Jews and his mother is of Ashkenazi Russian Jewish descent.

Geraldo Rivera (/ˌhɜrˈɔːldoʊ ˌrɪˈvɛərʌ/ born Gerald Michael Riviera; July 4 1943) is an American attorney journalist author reporter and talk show host. He is also well known from his history as a reporter and TV personality and as the host of the controversial talk show Geraldo from 1987 to 1998.