Barbara Walters is being remembered as a 'true legend' and 'pioneer', ascending the ranks of the male-dominated journalism industry in America in the 1970s. Her unprecedented salary as the first female primetime news anchor in 1976 drew gasps of shock.
A spokesperson for Barbara Walters says the pioneering TV journalist was a trailblazer "for all women".During that time she had exclusive interviews with rulers, royalty and entertainers.
Walters, who created the popular ABC women's talk show The View in 1997, died on Friday at her home in New York. In a broadcast career spanning five decades, Walters interviewed an array of world leaders, including Cuba's Fidel Castro, Britain's Margaret Thatcher, Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi, Saddam Hussein of Iraq and every US president and first lady since Richard and Pat Nixon.Walter began her journalism career on NBC's The Today Show in the 1960s as a writer and segment producer.
The intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration and variety./"Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones.
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