LA Anchor Resurfacing in NYC

Eleven days ago, FTVLive told you that KTLA (LA) 5PM Anchor Pedro Rivera was leaving the Nexstar station.

We showed you the internal memo sent to the staff about his exit.

WABC (NYC) just announced that Rivera is joining the ABC O&O as a weekend morning program beginning Saturday, Feb. 3.

“Pedro’s passion, versatility and quick reactions to breaking news make him an excellent choice to round out the ABC Eyewitness News team,” said Marilu Galvez, president and general manager of ABC7/WABC.

This is a homecoming for Rivera who is a New York native. He was born in the Bronx and graduated from Pace University, where he completed an internship in the WABC Sports Department.