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Barbara Walters, Legendary TV Journalist, Dead at 93
Barbara Walters, a television anchor and broadcaster known for a decades-long career, has died at the age of 93. The news was broken on Friday via a report from ABC News, the company she worked at for much of her career. The cause of death is currently unknown at this time. Born on September 25, 1929 in Boston Massachusetts, Walters began working as a journalist in 1951, and continued through her retirement in 2015. In adddition to her own standalone news specials, including the annual Barbara Walters‘ 10 Most Fascinating People, her work included stints on Today, 20/20, and the ABC Evening News. She also created, produced, and co-hosted The View, which she appeared on from 1997 through 2014.
“I do not want to appear on another program or climb another mountain,” Walters said upon her retirement. “I want instead to sit on a sunny field and admire the very gifted women — and OK, some men too — who will be taking my place.”
Walters received countless awards during her life, including twelve Emmys, an induction into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.
Our thoughts are with Walters’ family, friends, and fans at this time.
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