Walters was a correspondent, producer and co-host on the ABC news magazine 20/20 from 1979 to 2004. She became known for an annual special aired on ABC, Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People.
Barbara Walters died on , after making history during her life as the first woman to co-host the "Today" show and the first woman to co-anchor an evening network news program.
Barbara Walters was an American journalist known particularly for her highly effective technique in television interviews of world-renowned figures. She cohosted the series 20/20 and The View and had various TV specials.
The documentary "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything" is streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Walters joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor on its evening news program. Three years later, she became a co-host of "20/20," and in 1997, she launched "The View." She retired in 2016 and died in 2022, aged 93.
Barbara Walters was born on 25 September 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for The Barbara Walters Summer Special (1976), The View (1997) and 20/20 (1978).
Barbara Walters, a barrier-breaking journalist, hosted shows like The View. She conducted famous interviews and shared her personal life, including marriages and children.
A new documentary profiles journalist Barbara Walters, who fought sexist bullies throughout her career and still landed the biggest interviews. NPR's Michel Martin talks with director Jackie...
Drawing the highest pay in the history of television broadcasting at the time, Barbara Walters became the first woman coanchor of a network evening newscast. She developed to a high art the interviewing of public figures.