Barbara Walters death

Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career ...

It was always going to be a tough 12 months for the House of Windsor. After only a year since its launch, the James Webb Space telescope has released spectacular images of galaxies, stars and planets in ways previous telescopes have taken years to capture. Simon says over the past year, Canadians also witnessed devastating weather events and continued to experience the emotions sparked by the discovery of what are believed to be the unmarked graves of Indigenous children at former residential school sites. 28, 1994 file photo, 'Entertainment Tonight' co-host Mary Hart, left, talks with Barbara Walters during a reception at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York. In this May 7, 1975 file photo, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, centre right, responds to a question from American NBC reporter Barbara Walters at a news conference granted to members of the U.S. Her two-hour talk with Monica Lewinsky in 1999, timed to the former White House intern's memoir about her affair with President Bill Clinton, drew more than 70 million viewers and is among history's highest-rated television interviews. Comedian Gilda Radner satirized her on the new "Saturday Night Live" as a rhotacistic commentator named "Baba Wawa." Reports failed to note her job duties would be split between the network's entertainment division and ABC News, then mired in third place. By 1976, she had been granted the title of "Today" co-host and was earning $700,000 a year. As she appeared more frequently, she was spared the title of "'Today' Girl" that had been attached to her token female predecessors. During a commercial break, a throng of TV newswomen she had paved the way for -- including Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Robin Roberts and Connie Chung -- posed with her for a group portrait. Late in her career, she gave infotainment a new twist with "The View," a live ABC weekday kaffee klatsch with an all-female panel for whom any topic was on the table and who welcomed guests ranging from world leaders to teen idols.

Barbara Walters, the intrepid U.S. interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network ...

But she faced a setback in 1971 with the arrival of a new host, Frank McGee. She had the first interview with Rose Kennedy after the assassination of her son, Robert, as well as with Princess Grace of Monaco, President Richard Nixon and many others. By 1976, she had been granted the title of Today co-host and was earning $700,000 US a year. She became a frequent contributor to ABC's newsmagazine 20/20, joining forces with then-host Hugh Downs, and in 1984, she became co-host. 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. As Walters appeared more frequently, she was spared the title of Today Girl that had been attached to her token female predecessors. "Harry didn't want a partner," Walters summed up. In 1961, NBC hired her for a short-term writing project on the Today show. For the latter, she donned bunny ears and high heels to work at the Playboy Club. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women," publicist Cindi Berger said in a statement. interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. "I always thought I'd be a writer for television.

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions poured in from around the world to the death of TV news pioneer and “The View” creator Barbara Walters.

Rest in peace you will forever be an icon.” — Meghan McCain, former co-host of “The View” Her creation of ‘The View’ is something I will always be appreciative of. “Barbara Walters will always be known as a trail blazer. She was always prepared. She cared about the truth and she made us care too. She left the world the better for it. Rest well sisterâ¦motherâ¦friendâ¦colleagueâ¦mentor.” — Star Jones, an original co-host on “The View” The Greatest. The Blueprint. She will be missed by all of us at The Walt Disney Company, and we send our deepest condolences to her daughter, Jacqueline.” — Bob Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company —— She was just as comfortable interviewing world leaders as she was Oscar winners and she had to fight like hell for every interview.

The legendary newswoman, who died Friday at 93, made her name over decades of headline-making TV specials. Here are some of her most influential.

Walters often spoke to the subjects of front-page news after they made it. While he struggled with his emotions, you really understood Walters’ talent for staying present and silent, which is very difficult to do. They want to say it again, and get into a really provocative situation, then I think it’s absolutely right.” Over the years, she deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears on TV. But she made her name over decades of headline-making TV specials, in which she interviewed celebrities, businesspeople, politicians and — perhaps most memorably — objects of scandal. [who died Friday at 93](https://www.latimes.com/la-me-barbara-walters-snap-story.html), may have started out on “The Today Show” and blazed a trail as the first woman to co-anchor the evening news.

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters was that rarest of TV personalities: a cultural fixture. For more than a half-century, she was on the air, placing in front ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions poured in from around the world to the death of TV news pioneer and “The View” creator Barbara Walters.

Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, has died, ...

If it’s a woman it’s too pushy, if it’s a man it’s aggressive in the best sense of the word,” she once observed. Two years later she became, for a time, the best-known person in television when she left “Today” to join ABC as the first woman to co-anchor a network evening newscast, signing for a then-startling $1 million a year. Her shows, some of which she produced, were some of the highest-rated of their type and spawned a number of imitators. Walters began her national broadcast career in 1961 as a reporter, writer and panel member for NBC’s “Today” show before being promoted to co-hdst in 1974. Walters, though, was no slacker in terms of landing major interviews, including presidents, world leaders and almost every imaginable celebrity, with a well-earned reputation for bringing her subjects to tears. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women,” Walters’ spokesperson Cindi Berger told CNN in a statement.

Print reporters, broadcasters, celebrities and others paid tribute to the legendary news anchor.

“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,” Ms. [said on Twitter ](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1609018990742962176)that Ms. “She cared about the truth and she made us care too. Walters as an “American institution.” “She held them accountable,” he wrote on Twitter. Walters called to offer her a job on “20/20.” She said it was an honor to share the set. Walters’s “hard hitting questions & welcoming demeanor made her a household name and leader in American journalism.” [Star Jones](https://twitter.com/StarJonesEsq/status/1609022812009955328?s=20&t=xB9wMlztYRYx1SKWtcf6dQ), one of the original co-hosts of “The View,” wrote: “I owe Barbara Walters more than I could ever repay. Walters as a mentor and a friend. Fortunately, she inspired many other journalists to be just as unrelenting.” Maria Shriver, a former NBC News anchor and California first lady, described Ms. Journalists across the country recalled on Friday night the effect that Ms. “So many women broke into the news business because she did her job well,” Ms.

Oprah Winfrey, Robin Roberts, Meghan McCain, Maria Shriver and Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger were among many to honor the life, work and legacy of ...

[Drew Barrymore](https://people.com/tag/drew-barrymore/), who has followed in Walters' footsteps with The Drew Barrymore Show, called her "A true pioneer who was never one to shy away from questions and go after the truth she was seeking. [Tamron Hall](https://people.com/tag/tamron-hall/) called her fellow former [Today](https://people.com/tag/today/) show anchor ["The Legend. ](https://twitter.com/tamronhall/status/1609023300923006976) [Maria Shriver](https://people.com/politics/maria-shriver-getting-family-together-holidays-thanksgiving/) got personal: "[Barbara] was [a mentor to me as well as a friend](https://twitter.com/mariashriver/status/1609026944682819585). [She held them accountable.](https://twitter.com/kaj33/status/1609023916605050886) She cared about the truth and she made us care too." "For decades, she never shied away from asking the tough questions to people in power, and she never tired in her relentless pursuit of truth." 🙏 #thebeststoriesareinheaven" [Michelle Collins](https://people.com/tv/michelle-collins-search-history-phones/) shared a special View tradition: "One of the first rites of passage of becoming a host on [@TheView](https://twitter.com/TheView) was to have lunch with Barbara Walters. [Lynda Carter](https://people.com/tag/lynda-carter/) shared a vintage video clip of herself being interviewed by Walters and the women of The View with the caption: "Barbara Walters was an American institution. She was just as comfortable interviewing world leaders as she was Oscar winners and her body of work is unparalleled." [Dan Rather](https://people.com/tag/dan-rather/) tweeted, "The world of journalism has lost [a pillar of professionalism, courage, and integrity](https://twitter.com/DanRather/status/1609032885872513024). [Elisabeth Hasselbeck](https://people.com/tag/elisabeth-hasselbeck/) shared an Instagram Reel with a caption that read, in part, " [I love ❤️ you Barbara.](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cm0Xf8qJNJB/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D) GOD is in this story. The media mogul wrote on Instagram that she was "grateful" Walters had been "such a [powerful and gracious role model](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm0SPquuJ7-/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)." [Star Jones](https://people.com/tag/star-jones/), one of The View's first-ever co-hosts, tweeted: "I owe Barbara Walters more than I could ever repay.

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,"