Young people will not know how extraordinary this woman's time on the news stage was. She interviewed at one time or another every world leader and major political figure of the last third of the 20th century.
Barbara Walters: Trailblazing US news anchor dies aged 93
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Pioneering US TV broadcaster Barbara Walters has died aged 93 after a career spanning half a century.
In 1976, she became the first female anchor on an evening news programme, at ABC News.
Walters - who was born in Boston at the outset of the Great Depression in 1929 - won 12 Emmy awards.
As well as every US president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, she interviewed everyone from Cuba's Fidel Castro to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
ABC News confirmed her death on Friday night.
"I have been blessed with a life I never expected," Walters said back in 2000 as she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The last call for all those scheduled to depart has taken another 'great one' onboard. Barbara Walters has delivered her final curtain call. And we were all enriched by knowing (of) her!
One more thing: It is a compliment to a life when its biggest 'problem' is simply dying of old age! There was nothing known wrong with 'being' Barbara Walters.
Ahh memories. I could not get enough of the amazing Gilda Ratner back in the day either. Barbara Wa-Wa indeed. I used to love the 'sentimental touch' of that character.
Young people will not know how extraordinary this woman's time on the news stage was. She interviewed at one time or another every world leader and major political figure of the last third of the 20th century.
She was awesome.
Barbara Walters: Trailblazing US news anchor dies aged 93
Pioneering US TV broadcaster Barbara Walters has died aged 93 after a career spanning half a century.
In 1976, she became the first female anchor on an evening news programme, at ABC News.
Walters - who was born in Boston at the outset of the Great Depression in 1929 - won 12 Emmy awards.
As well as every US president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, she interviewed everyone from Cuba's Fidel Castro to Russia's Vladimir Putin.
ABC News confirmed her death on Friday night.
"I have been blessed with a life I never expected," Walters said back in 2000 as she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Godspeed Barbara Walters.
Arvo..
Another one gone who we will not see the likes of again..
She was very well known and liked here.
She was a classic.
RIP
Morning Kavika...yes she was..one of few people I could listen to all day..
Well 2023 has now arrived with a thump...the fireworks have been and gone so we are off and running leaving the rest of the world behind once again..
Happy New Year to you and yours and I hope it's a good one for us all ...
Happy New Year, shona1!
The last call for all those scheduled to depart has taken another 'great one' onboard. Barbara Walters has delivered her final curtain call. And we were all enriched by knowing (of) her!
One more thing: It is a compliment to a life when its biggest 'problem' is simply dying of old age! There was nothing known wrong with 'being' Barbara Walters.
Happy New Year to you as well, shona.
RIP
She even took the ribbing she received with grace and dignity...
Ahh memories. I could not get enough of the amazing Gilda Ratner back in the day either. Barbara Wa-Wa indeed. I used to love the 'sentimental touch' of that character.
She held feet to the fire.
And usually got away with it.
Im sorry your dead.