Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an author and broadcast journalist. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Walters was the news anchor at NBC's Today. For 25 years Walters also hosted the ABC show 20/20. She co-hosted the morning television show The View from 1997 to 2014.[1]
Walters had interviewed every U.S. President from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama, however she also interviewed Donald Trump and Joe Biden when they were not presidents.[2]
Death
changeWalters died at her home in New York City from dementia-related problems on December 30, 2022, at the age of 93.[3][4][5]
Awards
changeWalters received 3 Daytime Emmy Awards. She received Lifetime Achievement Awards for News and Documentary[2] and daytime programs. She was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989. On June 15, 2007, Walters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1992 Walters received a Courage in Journalism Award for reporting in dangerous areas.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Walters to Announce 2014 Retirement on 'The View'". New York Times. May 13, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goldwert, Lindsay (21 September 2009). "Barbara Walters Receives Top News Emmy". ABC News. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ↑ Inhat, Gwen (December 30, 2022). "Barbara Walters, TV news icon and creator of The View, dies at 93". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Stanley, Alessandra (December 30, 2022). "Barbara Walters, a First Among TV Newswomen, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ Dagan, Carmel (December 30, 2022). "Barbara Walters, Queen of Celebrity Interviews, Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Courage In Journalism Award Winners (1990-2016)". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
Other websites
change- Barbara Walters on IMDb
- Barbara Walters Archive of American Television Interview
- Barbara Walters Archived 2017-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America