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    Barbara Walters forged a path for women in journalism, but not without paying a price

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    TONYA MOSLEY, HOST:

    This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. On October 4, 1976, Harry Reasoner, evening anchor for ABC News, introduced the nation to the first kvinnlig network news co-anchor on prime-time television - Barbara Walters.

    (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

    HARRY REASONER: Closer to home, I have a new colleague to welcome. Barbara?

    BARBARA WALTERS: Thank you, Harry. Well, tonight has finally come for me, and I'm very pleased to be with you, Harry, and with ABC News. And later, I'll have a chance to comment on my new duties. We'll tell you tonight about a Supreme Court action which allows the death penalty to go ahead in at least three states. We will hear some...

    WALTERS: Thank you, Harry. Well, tonight has finally komma for me, and I'm very pleased to be with you, Harry, and with ABC News. And later, I'll have a chance to comment on my new duties. We'll tell you tonig

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    Barbara Walters

    American journalist (1929–2022)

    Barbara Walters

    Walters in 1979

    Born

    Barbara Jill Walters


    (1929-09-25)September 25, 1929

    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

    DiedDecember 30, 2022(2022-12-30) (aged 93)

    Manhattan, New York, U.S.

    Burial placeLakeside Memorial Park, Doral, Florida, U.S.
    EducationSarah Lawrence College (BA)
    OccupationJournalist
    Years active1951–2016
    Notable credits
    Spouses

    Robert Henry Katz

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    (m. 1955; ann. 1957)​

    Lee Guber

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    (m. 1963; div. 1976)​

    Merv Adelson

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    (m. 1981; div. 1984)​

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    (m. 1986; div. 1992)​
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    Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality.[1]

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    Barbara Walters

    1929-2022

    Who Was Barbara Walters?

    Barrier-breaking TV journalist Barbara Walters developed her trademark interviewing style—a probing-yet-casual approach—throughout the 1960s and ’70s. She held long-standing jobs on NBC’s Today show and ABC’s 20/20 and, in 1976, became the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program. In addition to many other high-profile subjects, Walters interviewed every U.S. president and first lady from Richard and Pat Nixon to Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as Donald and Melania Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign. In 1997, she premiered a still popular talk show called The View and served as co-host until May 2014. The recipient of multiple awards and more than 30 Emmys, Walters died in December 2022 at age 93.

    Quick Facts

    FULL NAME: Barbara Jill Walters
    BORN: September 25, 1929
    DIED: December 30, 2022
    BIRTHPLACE: Boston, Massachusetts
    SPOUSES: Robert Katz (1955-1958), Lee Guber (1963-1976) and Merv Ad