Revered journalist and news host Barbara Walters interviewed everyone from Princess Grace of Monaco to several US presidents to Kim Kardashian.
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was revealed. The interview garnered more than 70 million viewers, becoming the most-watched news program at the time.Walters gave more than 25 years of her career to the ABC program 20/20, a news show format that included hard news, entertainment and long-form interviews — something that would become much more familiar over the coming decades.
Over her tenure at 20/20, Walters would rack up more than 700 interviews, winning a prestigious Peabody Award for her interview with actorHowever, the interview Walters singled out as her most memorable was with, a teacher and poet with a master's degree who had been deaf and blind since childhood. In 1998, Walters profiled him and his wife, Michelle, who was also deaf and blind.
A newer addition to news and current affair offerings at the time, The View was a live ABC weekday talk-show. For the team, any topic was on the table and they welcomed guests ranging from world leaders to teen idols.Now in its 26th season, The View has clocked up more than 5,000 episodes. In 2014, after Walters announced her retirement from The View, dozens of prominent female US journalists — led by friend and fanLoading Twitter content
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