Barbara Walters

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Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters

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Barbara Walters

Date of Birth: September 25, 1929
Date of Passing: December 30, 2022
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Obituary: CNN

Barbara Walters was an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality.

Walters first became known as a television personality in the early 1960s, when she was a writer and segment producer of "women's interest stories" on the NBC News morning program The Today Show, where she began work with host Hugh Downs. As a result of her outstanding interviewing ability and her popularity with viewers, she received more airtime on the program. In 1974, Walters became co-host of the program, the first woman to hold such a title on an American news program.

Barbara Walters was an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality.

Walters first became known as a television personality in the early 1960s, when she was a writer and segment producer of "women's interest stories" on the NBC News morning program The Today Show, where she began work with host Hugh Downs. As a result of her outstanding interviewing ability and her popularity with viewers, she received more airtime on the program. In 1974, Walters became co-host of the program, the first woman to hold such a title on an American news program.

In 1976, continuing as a pioneer for women in broadcasting, she became the first female co-anchor of a network evening news, working with Harry Reasoner on the ABC Evening News.

From 1979 to 2004, she worked as co-host and a producer for the ABC newsmagazine 20/20.

In 1997, Walters created and debuted as a co-host on The View, a daytime talk show with an all-female panel. She retired as a co-host of The View in 2014 after 16 seasons, but still serves as its executive producer.

In 1996, Walters was ranked #34 on the TV Guide "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time" list.

Walters died December 30, 2022 in New York City, New York. She was 93.

Barbara Walters was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1989.

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