{"id":2325,"date":"2023-01-03T14:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T14:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/?p=2325"},"modified":"2023-03-16T20:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T20:09:36","slug":"remembering-and-honoring-the-life-of-barbara-walters-a-legendary-and-iconic-news-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/2023\/01\/remembering-and-honoring-the-life-of-barbara-walters-a-legendary-and-iconic-news-anchor.html","title":{"rendered":"Remembering and Honoring the Life of Barbara Walters, A Legendary and Iconic News Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV journalist whose interviewing skills made her one of the most prominent figures in broadcasting, died at 93 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarbara Walters\u00a0passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists but for all women,\u201d Walters\u2019 spokesperson Cindi Berger told CNN in a statement.<\/p>\n

Walters began her national broadcast career in 1961 as a reporter, writer and panel member for NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u201d show before being promoted to co-host in 1974. In 1976, Walters joined ABC News as the first female anchor on an evening news program.<\/p>\n

At that network, Walters launched \u201cThe Barbara Walters Specials\u201d and \u201c10 Most Fascinating People\u201d before becoming a co-host and correspondent for ABC News\u2019 \u201c20\/20\u201d in 1984. Along the way, she interviewed every US president and first lady since Richard and Pat Nixon. For more than five decades, Walters was a name to reckon with, whether speaking with world leaders on news programs, in celebrities\u2019 homes for her regular \u201cBarbara Walters Specials\u201d or on \u201cThe View,\u201d a daytime talk show in which a diverse panel of women discuss the latest headlines.<\/p>\n

Her shows, some of which she produced, were some of the highest-rated of their type and spawned several imitators. Indeed, \u201cThe View,\u201d which debuted in 1997, paved the way for American talk shows \u201cThe Talk\u201d and \u201cThe Chew,\u201d as well as such entries as Britain\u2019s \u201cLoose Women\u201d and Norway\u2019s \u201cStudio5.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walters left \u201cThe View\u201d in 2014 but remained a part-time contributor to ABC News for two years. \u201cI knew it was time,\u201d Walters told CNN\u2019s Chris Cuomo at the time. \u201cI like all the celebration, that\u2019s great, but in my heart, I thought, \u2018I want to walk away while I\u2019m still doing good work.\u2019 So I will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking upon the numerous women who had looked up to her throughout her career, Walters said they were her legacy. \u201cHow do you say goodbye to something like 50 years in television?\u201d she said in conclusion. \u201cHow proud when I see all the young women who are making and reporting the news. If I did anything to help make that happen, that is my legacy. From the bottom of my heart to all of you with whom I have worked and who have watched and been by my side, I can say: \u2018Thank you.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n

Walters was born September 25, 1929, in Boston. Her father, Lou, was a nightclub owner and theatrical impresario, and young Barbara grew up around celebrities \u2013 one reason she never appeared fazed by interviewing them. Walters earned her college degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1953.<\/p>\n

Walters was married four times to business executive Robert Katz, producer Lee Guber, and entertainment mogul Merv Adelson twice. The second marriage to Adelson ended in 1992. She is survived by her daughter, Jackie, whom she and Guber adopted in 1968. People will remember Barbara Walters for her trailblazing efforts in journalism and the legacy she left behind for any other young girl who dreams of becoming a journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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