WSJ hires Rivero to anchor WSJ Live

The Wall Street Journal has hired Tanya Rivero as an anchor and reporter for WSJ Live.

Rivero was most recently a correspondent and anchor with ABC News Now where she reported on daily breaking news, as well as the financial news of the day with a live Wall Street Opening Bell segment. In addition, she anchored Good Morning America Heath, was a fill-in anchor on Good Morning America and GMA Weekend. As a reporter she filed for World News, Nightline and Good Morning America.

“Tanya is an important part of our strategy to move our video journalism to the next level of excellence,” said Chris Cramer, the Journal’s global head of video, in a statement. “With a deep business background, coupled with an intimate understanding of arts and culture, Tanya will further our emphasis on multi-platform storytelling.”

A graduate from Yale University, Rivero also holds a M.S. from the Columbia University School of Journalism. Before pursuing journalism, Riverowas a Corps de Ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet.

WSJ Live offers more than 100 hours of original video content per month – distributed on 30 platforms including WSJ.com, Apple TV, YouTube and Roku.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.