As a co-host on “The Today Show” and a network nightly news anchor, she paved the way for other women while achieving her own type of fame for interviewing celebrities. On Friday, we lost Barbara Walters, the trailblazing journalist who helped blur the boundary between news and entertainment as the first female co-host of the “Today” show and the first female anchor of a network nightly news program.
It was said that she lived to be 93 years old. ABC News, where she had worked for many years as an anchor and where she had first conceived of “The View,” confirmed her death.
Ms. Walters has been in front of the camera for more than 50 years, and she hosted “The View” until she was 84 years old. She was infamous for probing the inner lives and emotional states of movie stars, chiefs of state, and other public figures with a gentle determination in one-on-one conversations.
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Ms. Walters initially gained prominence when she started making frequent on-air appearances on NBC’s “Today” show in 1964; she was formally designated co-host a decade later. Her achievements paved the way for other newscasters including Jane Pauley, Katie Couric, and Diane Sawyer to join the ranks of network television anchors.
BREAKING: Barbara Walters, who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died. She was 93. https://t.co/tydwREgTb2 pic.twitter.com/b4jOEHVYFE
— ABC News (@ABC) December 31, 2022
In 1961, Ms. Walters began her career at NBC as a writer, where she was the only female member of the “Today” staff. After signing a five-year, $5 million contract with ABC to co-anchor the nightly news with Harry Reasoner in 1976, she was dubbed the “million-dollar baby” for her high profile and high salary.
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She broke barriers for women in broadcasting as a co-host on “The Today Show” and a network nightly news anchor, and became famous in her own right for her candid interviews with A-listers.
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