Barbara Walters

Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an author and broadcast journalist. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

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. 

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.

Death
Walters died at her home in New York City from dementia-related problems on December 30, 2022, at the age of 93.

Awards
Walters received 3 Daytime Emmy Awards. She received Lifetime Achievement Awards for News and Documentary 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.

References

Other websites

 Barbara Walters Archive of American Television Interview
 Barbara Walters  Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America

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