Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25, 1929) is an American retired
broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. Respected
for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters
appeared as the host of numerous television programs, including Today,
The View, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News. All told, Walters was a
working journalist from 1952 until 2015.Walters began her career on
The Today Show in the early 1960s as a writer and segment producer of
women's interest stories. Her popularity with viewers resulted in
Walters receiving more airtime, and in 1974 she became co-host of the
program, the first woman to hold such a title on an American news
program. In 1976, she continued to be a pioneer for women in
broadcasting by becoming the first female co-anchor of a network
evening news program, alongside Harry Reasoner on the ABC Evening
News. From 1979 to 2004, Walters worked as a producer and co-host on
the ABC newsmagazine 20/20. She also became known for an annual
special aired on ABC, Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating
People.Walters also created, produced, and co-hosted the ABC daytime
talk show The View, on which she appeared from 1997 until her
retirement in 2014. Thereafter, she continued to host a number of
special reports for 20/20 as well as documentary series for
Investigation Discovery. Her final on-air appearance for ABC News was
in 2015.
broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. Respected
for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters
appeared as the host of numerous television programs, including Today,
The View, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News. All told, Walters was a
working journalist from 1952 until 2015.Walters began her career on
The Today Show in the early 1960s as a writer and segment producer of
women's interest stories. Her popularity with viewers resulted in
Walters receiving more airtime, and in 1974 she became co-host of the
program, the first woman to hold such a title on an American news
program. In 1976, she continued to be a pioneer for women in
broadcasting by becoming the first female co-anchor of a network
evening news program, alongside Harry Reasoner on the ABC Evening
News. From 1979 to 2004, Walters worked as a producer and co-host on
the ABC newsmagazine 20/20. She also became known for an annual
special aired on ABC, Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating
People.Walters also created, produced, and co-hosted the ABC daytime
talk show The View, on which she appeared from 1997 until her
retirement in 2014. Thereafter, she continued to host a number of
special reports for 20/20 as well as documentary series for
Investigation Discovery. Her final on-air appearance for ABC News was
in 2015.
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