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Sep 25, 2019 · Legendary TV journalist Barbara Walters dies at 93: Revisit her life, career in photos. USA TODAY. Barbara Walters, a broadcast legend and pioneer who became the first woman to co-host...
Sep 25, 2019 · Barbara Walters' Last Photos Before Going Into Hiding. Home > Photos > Jenny McCarthy. 3 Years In Hiding: See Barbara Walters’ Sad Last Photos Before Dementia Downfall. Source:...
- Barbara Walters' Early Years. Barbara Walters (left) and her older sister, Jacqueline (in the 1930s; she died in 1985), had a close bond. "My mother used to dress us alike and spend hours doing our hair," Walters told PEOPLE.
- Barbara Walters on Today. Meant to join Today as a temporary replacement for "Today Girl" Maureen O'Sullivan — "They hired me for 13 weeks and I stayed on for 13 years," she joked — Walters (with Jack Lescoulie, left, and Hugh Downs in 1963) got her big break in 1962 when she was sent to cover First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to India and Pakistan.
- Barbara Walters' Interview Style. "I don't get nervous asking questions, not when I'm working," Walters, seen here in a 1965 publicity photo, said. "I have a different kind of confidence — I'm in charge."
- Barbara Walters Covers Politics. By 1968, Walters was a member of the team covering both the Democratic and Republican National Party Conventions for the Today show.
- 'The World of Television Journalism Was A Man's World'
- 'Her Powerful Legacy Lives On'
- 'This Is My Legacy'
Walters' path to journalistic stardom was a bumpy road as she battled sexism from male broadcasters — experiences she discussed openly later in her career. When the late broadcaster Frank McGee joined "TODAY" as a co-host in 1971 — three years before Walters was officially named a co-host — he instituted a new rule: in interviews, she could not ask...
As Walters’ career blossomed, being “the pushy one” also meant pushing other female reporters into their own seats at the anchor desk, several journalists said in their social media tributes. ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts wrote in an Instagram post that Walters "taught me so much and took me under her wing" after asking her to join her on ...
Walters appeared to agree that her greatest accomplishment was the door she opened for women in journalism and the many who followed her. On Walters' final show on “The View” in 2014, Oprah Winfrey introduced a surprise parade of female journalists — including Sawyer, Couric, Guthrie, Kotb, Vieira, McFadden and others — who marched out on stage to ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Photos: Remembering Brazilian soccer star and legend Pelé. The latest from The Washington Post. Credits. Barbara Walters, the trailblazing broadcast journalist whose career spanned over five...
Barbara Walters. Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. [1] [2] Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View.
Dec 31, 2022 · Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV broadcaster who blazed a trail for women in a male-dominated medium, died Friday. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by her representative, Cindi Berger, who ...
