First female network news anchor in US achieved a celebrity status on par with the rulers, royalty and entertainers she interviewed
Barbara Walters in 2014. The famed TV interviewer, who has died aged 93, once said of her success: ‘I never expected this!’Barbara Walters in 2014. The famed TV interviewer, who has died aged 93, once said of her success: ‘I never expected this!’First published on Sat 31 Dec 2022 03.34 GMT
Her publicist, Cindi Berger, said: “She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women.” She had the first interview with Rose Kennedy after the assassination of her son, Robert, as well as with Princess Grace of Monaco and President Richard Nixon. She traveled to India with Jacqueline Kennedy, to China with Nixon and to Iran to cover the shah’s gala party.“I never thought I’d have this kind of a life,” Walters said in a 2004 Chicago Tribune interview. “I’ve met everyone in the world.
Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, opposite Harry Reasoner, with an unprecedented $1m annual salary that drew gasps and criticism – while lost in the outcry were her additional duties extending beyond news.
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