One of NBC's longtime stalwarts is stepping away after decades in the broadcast journalism business.
Frances Rivera, 55, the host of the network's Early TODAY from New York City, which broadcasts before the local news segments, as well as an anchor for NBC News Now during the 5 AM-7 AM time slots, announced on air that she'll be retiring from broadcast news.
She shared the decision on the air after signing off from the Thursday, May 22 broadcast heading into the long weekend, which you can watch in the video above. Her official last day on the air will be June 18.
© Getty ImagesFrances later shared the clip on social media, captioning it: "A little news from me…about me," with supportive comments from former and current co-anchors like NBC's Nina Bradley Clarke and Angie Lassman, as well as Maria Quiban and Megan Henderson, many saying how "proud" they were of her, and how much they'd miss seeing her on morning TV.
After obtaining her bachelor's degree in journalism in the Philippines, Frances moved to NYC to work with CBS Morning News, following that up with stints with KWTV in Oklahoma City, KFDX in Wichita Falls, PBS, and WHDH in Boston.
After briefly working with WPIX, she joined MSNBC in 2014, moving back to NYC to work at Rockefeller Center. She was named co-anchor of Early TODAY in 2017, co-hosting with Michelle Grossman.
