Barbara Walters

Oprah Winfrey, Maria Shriver, Rosie O'Donnell and Lynda Carter are among those to pay tribute to Barbara Walters following the veteran broadcaster's death ...

She tweeted: "One of the first rites of passage of becoming a host on @TheView was to have lunch with Barbara Walters. She wrote: "Barbara Walters was an American institution. Thank you for everything." So many women broke into the news business because she did her job well." Rest well sister…mother…friend…colleague…mentor.(sic)" She wrote: "Without Barbara Walters there wouldn’t have been me—nor any other woman you see on evening, morning, and daily news.

Barbara Walters is no more. The trailblazing American broadcast journalist, who paved way for females in journalism, passed away peacefully at her home.

She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women," her publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a statement. As the first female national news anchor, she opened the door to endless possibilities for so many girls who wanted to work in TV, myself included. Jennifer Hudson shared a photo of her with the Walters and wrote, "A true trailblazer and icon! She lived a full life and leaves behind such a powerful legacy. She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed many of the most important interviews of our time, from heads of state to the biggest celebrities and sports icons. Actress Alyssa Milano paid tribute to the late soul and wrote: "Rest In Peace, Barbara Walters. In her 5 decades-long career, Walters interviewed many renowned personalities - from big Hollywood stars to politicians, and royals. She will be missed by all of us at The Walt Disney Company, and we send our deepest condolences to her daughter, Jacqueline." Actress Lynda Carter tweeted: "Barbara Walters was an American institution. Thank you for everything." I did my very first television audition with her in mind the whole time." Remembering Walters, who co-created the famous show 'The View,' Oprah wrote: "Without Barbara Walters, there wouldn’t have been me, nor any other woman you see on the evening, morning, and daily news.

Barbara Walters, the trailblazing broadcast journalist whose career spanned over five decades, died Dec. 30 at her home in New York. Walters was best known ...

Dave Pickoff/AP Walters was best known for her legendary interviews with newsworthy guests, ranging from Katharine Hepburn to Fidel Castro. 30 at her home in New York.

Barbara Walters, the legendary newswoman died at her home in New York on Friday. She was 93.

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Barbara Walters, iconic broadcast journalist and TV personality, died on Friday at the age of 93 in her New York home. Creator of the popular chat show 'The ...

we met in the spring of 1998, in the midst of the starr investigation; i was 24. As the first female national news anchor, she opened the door to endless possibilities for so many girls who wanted to work in TV, myself included. She was always prepared. A true trailblazer, she was the 1st woman anchor on the evening news. When she interviewed me, it was clear she did her homework. Creator of the popular chat show 'The View' and a pioneer in the field of television news, she was known for her dauntless style. She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed many of the most important interviews of our time, from heads of state and leaders of regimes to the biggest celebrities and sports icons. She will be missed by all of us at The Walt Disney Company, and we send our deepest condolences to her daughter, Jacqueline.” Monica Lewinsky, who Walters interviewed in 1999, "I knew barbara for over half of my life. Grateful to have followed in her Light.” Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself. [Barbara Walters](https://www.wionews.com/world/barbara-walters-iconic-the-view-anchor-interviewer-dies-at-93-548237), iconic broadcast journalist and TV personality, died on Friday at the age of 93 in her New York home.

An intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host, she led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar.

Oprah Winfrey and The View presenters have lead tributes to 'true legend' Barbara Walters following the death of the broadcaster aged 93.

‘As the first female national news anchor, she opened the door to endless possibilities for so many girls who wanted to work in TV, myself included. X-Men actor Hugh Jackman paid tribute on behalf of himself and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness, as he said: ‘Deb & I are so sad that Barbara Walters passed away. ‘Her hard hitting questions & welcoming demeanor made her a household name and leader in American journalism. Thank you for everything,’ the actress wrote. ‘Your impact on the world is immeasurable,’ she penned. Grateful to have followed in her Light.’ You will forever be an icon, in every sense of the word, and a most beloved friend to me. ‘Your impact on me will never be forgotten. She was indeed a Trailblazer. She lived a big life. Grateful to have known her. [Oprah Winfrey](https://metro.co.uk/tag/oprah-winfrey/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) and The View presenters are among the stars who have paid tribute to [ Barbara Walters](https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/31/barbara-walters-most-memorable-interviews-including-the-kardashians-18018087/) following her death, with the late broadcaster dubbed a ‘true legend’.

Journalist who made US television history as the first female co-anchor of a network evening news show.

She was creator of The View, which began in 1997, a popular chat-show covering politics and other issues. “From that time on I was more or less accepted as a member of the old boys’ club,” she wrote in her autobiography, Audition, published in 2009. The third, to a television executive, Merv Adelson, in 1981, ended in divorce in 1984. Later that year, she did the first joint interview with the leaders of Egypt and Israel, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, a hugely symbolic moment in the Middle East. The casual sexism of the time was reflected in the headline: “Nylons in the Newsroom”. She got her start in television as a publicity assistant at an NBC affiliate in New York city, and made her first appearance on screen when she was producing a children’s programme, Ask the Camera. But viewers liked her and television executives, in turn, liked the ratings. Back in the US she became a writer in 1961 for NBC Today and three years later became a regular on screen as a reporter. Through a combination of talent and drive, Walters went on to make television history in 1974 as the first female co-host of NBC’s Today morning news show. It was one of the most watched news interviews in US television history. With that background, she chose theatre as her major at the Sarah Lawrence college in New York state. Her success opened the way for the generations of female television journalists who followed.

It's not easy to ask famous people questions you know they don't want to answer. It takes even more guts to pose personally intrusive queries in front of ...

Then she was forced to suffer the indignity of working with Harry Reasoner, the CBS News transplant who resented her presence on the newscast he considered his own. The insults and disrespect she continually suffered, and surmounted, ultimately provided the fuel propelling her remarkably important journalistic career. Away from the evening news desk and the primetime news magazine, she was able to reconnect with audiences that knew her best—and respected and loved her. But to only consider Walters in the role of celebrity interrogator obscures the singular position in American politics she occupied in the 1970s and 1980s. Carter’s White House underestimated her independence and commitment to critical reporting, and the interview failed. When she launched The View in 1997, she knew her demographic intimately. Clearly, her career success came at a cost; first, it had been difficult to fight for fairness and equality every day. In 1980, the White House needed to readjust the popular image of President Jimmy Carter. Walters, who was born in Boston in 1929, was the daughter of Dena and Lou Walters. By the early 1970s, Walters had become a de facto co-host of Today, but she would not be given the actual title until 1974. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Walters became a daily TV presence in American households. She moved through a succession of jobs in the new medium, finally landing at the CBS morning program in 1955 and eventually winding up at NBC’s Today show, the nation’s dominant morning TV program, in 1961.

As an anchor on the TODAY show and other news programs, Barbara Walters opened doors for women journalists to have prominent TV roles.

“You’re not going to get it by whining, and you’re not going to get it by shouting. I was the third member of the cast,” she recalled in 2007. Asked at TODAY’s 40th anniversary celebration in 1992 how she managed the transition to hard news, she said, “In a strange way it was easier because you could see it through. “I really wanted to do it. “I did political interviews, I did almost every president,” she continued. As she described it, “I did movie stars and I did the tea-pouring segments. Jane Pauley was her successor, and Deborah Norville came along in the early ‘90s. “It had been the feeling of women couldn’t do the news, nobody would take them seriously.” And during those years, because I was able to write my own material, because I was able to go out and do interviews, there were barriers that I think I overcame.” ... Little by little, I did fewer tea-pourer and more black-coffee interviews.” “Difficult because it was like pulling teeth.” She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women.”

Reaction poured in from the worlds of journalism, politics, sports and entertainment following the death of TV news pioneer and “The View” creator Barbara ...

“So often we toss around the words icon, legend, trailblazer - but Barbara Walters was all of these. “Barbara Walters will always be known as a trail blazer. A true trailblazer, she was the 1st woman anchor on the evening news. [Katie Couric](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm0WJF1r84t/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link), journalist, former “Today” co-host and network news anchor. we met in the spring of 1998, in the midst of the starr investigation; i was 24. She cared about the truth and she made us care too. “The world of journalism has lost a pillar of professionalism, courage, and integrity. She left the world the better for it. She will be missed by all of us at The Walt Disney Company, and we send our deepest condolences to her daughter, Jacqueline.” — “Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself. An intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host, she led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar. She was just as comfortable interviewing world leaders as she was Oscar winners and she had to fight like hell for every interview.

Oprah Winfrey paid tribute to Barbara Walter after her death on Friday, saying that the late journalist was an inspiration and "indeed a trailblazer."

Her hard hitting questions & welcoming demeanor made her a household name and leader in American journalism. “She lived her life with no regrets. Grateful to have followed in her Light,” she said. Grateful to have known her. “She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed many of the most important interviews of our time, from heads of state and leaders of regimes to the biggest celebrities and sports icons,” he wrote in a message The former “Oprah Winfrey Show” host, 68, concluded her message by listing things that she was “grateful” for from knowing Walters over the years.

Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United ...

“She outworked, out-thought, and out-hustled her competitors. Two years later, she would join ABC. Walters became the first woman to anchor a US evening news program when she joined “ABC Evening News” in 1976, earning the then-unprecedented salary of $1 million a year. She briefly worked as a secretary, then as a writer at NBC, eventually becoming the network’s first woman anchor in 1974, co-hosting the morning “Today” show program. Her news career began in earnest in 1961 when she joined NBC’s breakfast news and entertainment show “Today.” “How proud I am today when I see all the young women who are making and reporting the news,” Walters said on her last appearance on “The View.”

The first woman to co-anchor the evening news, she endured the scorn of her male counterparts.

[passed documents](https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/17/world/barbara-walters-gave-reagan-papers-on-iran.html) from Manucher Ghorbanifar, an Iranian arms merchant she had interviewed for “20/20,” to the White House — a move [met with outrage](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-18-ca-7703-story.html) by much of the journalism community. Walters [interviewed](https://www.playbill.com/article/webber-names-his-favorite-on-20-20-com-69067) the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber for “20/20,” but did not reveal that she had invested $100,000 in the production of his musical “Sunset Boulevard” on Broadway. [ABC News admonished her](https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/20/nyregion/abc-admits-walters-had-sunset-stake.html) about the oversight. [once said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTdot_qjcts), describing how she had to rely on her knowledge of the New York Yankees to convince the stagehands to talk to her. [in a program](https://www.emmys.com/news/hall-fame/barbara-walters-hall-fame-tribute) for her 1989 induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Or, she might dig for gossip, wanting to know about Barbra Streisand’s face (“Why didn’t you have your nose fixed?”) and Ricky Martin’s sexuality (“You could say, as many artists have, yes I am gay, or you could say, no I’m not.”). She went on a few dates and remained longtime friends with the Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes. Her counterpart, Harry Reasoner, “was really awful to me on and off the air,” she told Vogue, though he later said he never disliked her personally. Her first autobiography, published in 1970, was called “How to Talk with Practically Anybody about Practically Anything.” She wrote in her 2008 memoir, “Audition,” that it was her legs, not her skills, that persuaded the head of a small Manhattan advertising agency to give her a job soon after she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1951. At the same time, she was working, unofficially, as the “Today” show's first female co-host. In 1961, she joined NBC’s “Today” show as a writer, researcher and occasional correspondent.

Celebrities took to social media Friday to mourn TV trailblazer Barbara Walters, who died at 93, ABC News announced.

[wrote Monica Lewinsky](https://twitter.com/MonicaLewinsky/status/1609037663620968449), who Walters interviewed in 1999. "What a legend and a trailblazer! "I had the pleasure of co-hosting #TheView with her several times and each time she was gracious and welcoming. May she rest in power." "As the first female national news anchor, she opened the door to endless possibilities for so many girls who wanted to work in TV, myself included. "The world of journalism has lost a pillar of professionalism, courage, and integrity. Condolences to her loved ones & the entire @TheView family." Her "Barbara Walters Specials" for years were among the top-rated broadcasts, and included a Who’s Who of entertainers such as Sir Laurence Olivier, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. I had the pleasure of calling Barbara a colleague for more than three decades but more importantly I was able to call her a dear friend," She later enjoyed a long career at ABC interviewing celebrities and politicians, including Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin (together, for the first time, in 1977). "Her hard hitting questions & welcoming demeanor made her a household name and leader in American journalism. Jill and I send our deepest condolences to her daughter, Jacqueline, and to those who loved her,"

Barbara Walters, who died at age 93, was driven to work hard because she knew she had to provide for her older, mentally-challenged sister, Jacqueline.

“But there must be something more, the “something” that makes one need to excel. After his release from the hospital, Lou moved the family down to Miami and all of his assets in New York were seized to pay creditors. Facing bankruptcy, Lou attempted suicide in June 1958, which his family covered up by telling the press that he had suffered a heart attack. That awareness was one of the main reasons I was driven to work so hard.” “She taught me compassion and understanding. Just enough to stop her from having a real life.”

Walters died Friday at her home in New York the age of 93. The legendary anchor was the first female anchor in evening news in 1976 , won 12 Emmys awards, ...

She blazed a trail for many other women to follow, who can pursue the possible because Barbara Walters did it first!” Drescher said in a statement Saturday. “Barbara was a trailblazer, a singular force who opened the door for every woman in television news,” she said in a statement. “So often we toss around the words – icon, legend, trailblazer – but Barbara Walters was all of these – and perhaps above all else, Barbara Walters was brave. She was also a dear, dear friend of mine for many years. “She was also the history maker right down the hall — my friend and road buddy, eager to talk about the news world, the decades of passionate work — the curiosity and laughter that gets us all through. She paved the way for so many – we learned from her – and remain in awe of her to this day. She cared about the truth and she made us care too. Grateful that she was such a powerful and gracious role model. And a salute from all of us who know what we owe her.” Forever grateful for her stellar example and for her friendship. She was admired for paving the way for so many journalists. What an honor to share the set with the inimitable trailblazer when I joined @abc2020,” ABC News Senior National Affairs Correspondent Deborah Roberts tweeted.

A look back at the pioneering journalist's rise to the top echelon of television and media, as documented in the pages of Variety.

The blurb notes that the woman “who usually does the interviewing,” would be featured the following week on the popular syndicated daytime series “The Mike Douglas Show.” She was set to be interviewed and sing on the show — just one of many passions Walters pursued throughout her extraordinary life. As noted in the June 27, 1962, edition of weekly, she traveled with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy for a feature for Ladies Home Journal – all while working still long hours for “Today.” As someone who kept her finger on the pulse, Variety noted in the Dec. 9, 1964, edition that Walters of course showed off her football chops in her probing interview with the wife of then-embattled New York Giants quarterback Y.A. But early on she did work in the realm of PR and advertising before she planted roots on the editorial side at NBC News’ “Today.” She merited a mention high in the “From the Production Centres” column (I have no idea why we used that spelling for Centers) that ran on page 56 of the July 30, 1952, weekly edition. It’s a mention that she is joining the “flackery” (aka PR) department of WNBC-TV and WNBT radio. She shifted into programming for WNBC-TV by early 1953 as was noted in the Jan. And it offers a unique and insightful prism on the evolution of television news, as an information medium and as a cultural force. Variety noted when she went out on her now-famous assignment for “Today” of becoming a trainee Playboy Bunny – a mention that no doubt helped cement that part of her legend in industry circles. 30 at age 93](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/barbara-walters-dead-journalist-celebrity-interviewer-abc-news-1235476703/), as documented in the pages of [Variety](https://variety.com/t/variety/) shows the clear trajectory of a well-connected, industrious young woman who was destined to reach the summit of New York media and literati circles. Barbara Walters stood out for the quality of her work even before she was on camera.

Legendary journalist Barbara Walters has died at age 93. Top industry leaders and influential colleagues are celebrating her contributions to the ...

Among major news outlets in the survey, The Washington Post came closest to gender equity with women representing 52% of staff members and 50% of leaders. The representation of women declined in nearly one-fifth of news organizations surveyed. Walters was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. Walters was a panel member on the show through her retirement in 2014. In hundreds of statements and media interviews, top industry leaders and influential colleagues swiftly reacted to the news of her passing with fond reflections on how she impacted them, their industry, and the world through expert reporting and interviewing. In 1976, she transitioned to ABC, where she became the first woman to anchor an evening news program.

Legendary broadcaster Barbara Walters will be honored with two ABC News Specials, both premiering on New Year's day.

It showcases the “Best of” Walters on the program, along with her lasting impact on women in journalism. It is a look back on her journey with The View and discusses her impact on 25 female journalists who Walters paved the way for. Featuring interviews from Bob Iger, David Muir, Diane Sawyer, Deborah Roberts, Robin Roberts, and George Stephanopoulos talking about Walters, the special presentation honoring the former 20/20 broadcaster, who co-hosted 20/20 for 25 years, will air Sunday, January 1 at 8 PM ET on ABC and will stream the next day on Hulu.

Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the world about their regrets, ...

She cringed watching herself gravely asking Carter to be “good to us” at the end of an interview. She “couldn’t summon the courage” to ask Ford about falling down the steps from Air Force One. “I used to be criticized for asking those kinds of questions: doesn’t matter, what do we care what he or she thinks? Bush – whom she wrote was the president she knew best “on a personal level” – whether he regretted his campaign phrase “Read my lips: no new taxes” after he was forced to, in fact, raise taxes. What do they believe in?” she said during an episode of “Oprah’s Master Class” in 2014. Was it worth it?” she asked. “But was it worth it if there were no weapons of mass destruction? You wanted him to get out,” she asked Michelle Obama in 2010. “Is there ever a moment when you say to yourself, one term is enough?” “Are you worried about this image, Mr. “You wanted him to give up politics. “Are you mean?

WASHINGTON: Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on US television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one ...

In 1997, Walters launched “The View” on ABC, a popular roundtable discussion show for women that was sometimes riven by disputes with her co-hosts Star Jones and Rosie O’Donnell. Being interviewed by Walters on “20/20” or on her numerous specials became a distinction — and guaranteed exposure — for her subjects. Walters became so prominent that her star quality sometimes overshadowed the people she was questioning. “These two men were really quite brutal to me and it was not pleasant,” Walters told the San Francisco Examiner. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College, she worked in public relations before joining NBC’s “Today” show as a writer and segment producer in 1961. “I never thought I’d have this kind of a life,” Walters said in a 2004 Chicago Tribune interview.

Revered journalist and news host Barbara Walters interviewed everyone from Princess Grace of Monaco to several US presidents to Kim Kardashian.

After moving to rival network ABC in 1976, she became the first female evening news host in the US — a trailblazing title that also came with an eye-watering salary of $US1 million. For the team, any topic was on the table and they welcomed guests ranging from world leaders to teen idols. But she faced a setback in 1971 with the arrival of a new co-host, Frank McGee.

ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: And now we'll remember Barbara Walters, one of journalism's most influential figures, who died yesterday at 93.

And I do it for the viewers. I don't do it for the newspapers to get a headline. And then when I had my struggles, both on "The Today Show" and when I came to ABC with men who really didn't want me as a partner, I knew what it was to fail. WALTERS: If I were out of the studio, Michel - right. And he sure didn't want me, and he made it very difficult. WALTERS: You are Mama, and you work.

The "Sunday Morning" anchor remembers the trailblazing journalist whose drive, tenacity and talent helped inspire countless young women to pursue careers in ...

"The lasting impact is the women who have, I hope, followed in my footsteps." After the show, I retreated to my office – which likewise had been hers – and the phone on my desk, that had been her phone. The women who appeared regularly were then known as "Today" Girls. "They are my legacy," she told us. I'd been innocently unaware, until half-listening to pre-show chatter from the "Today" control room early one morning, I snapped awake at the sound of her voice. People used to say I "sounded" like Barbara Walters, which I thought absurd, of course.

Several celebrities and fellow anchors described Barbara Walters as a trailblazer in the news industry.

After clarifying she was “a good kid,” she said Walters told her, “Monica, next time shoplift.” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/waltmossberg/status/1609200425978281984). The “interview” was held in Godzilla’s “wuxurious Bewerwy Hiws home,” Wawa says. [Twitter thread](https://twitter.com/MonicaLewinsky/status/1609037663620968449) about when she spoke with Walters following the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. “She was a trailblazer, wickedly funny, generous, open-hearted and a good friend. “The last time we saw each other was for lunch a few years ago. RIP.” [Journalist Jemele Hill tweeted ](https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/1609042217079033857)her observations on Walters’ 1987 interview with actor Sean Connery. She cared about the truth and she made us care too. “A true trailblazer, she was the first woman anchor on the evening news. “Barbara Walters was a trailblazer and a true pro. She left the world the better for it. “Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones.