Barbara Walters' co-hosts from The View pay tribute to her legendary career after death at age 93

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Barbara Walters worked with a bevy of influential journalists and entertainers during her 17-year-long tenure on ABC daytime talk show The View.And the women of the series, including Meghan McCain, Star Jones, Rosie O'Donnell, Jenny McCarthy and many more, shared their respects for the iconic figure after her death on Friday at age 93.Walters was one of the few unchanging aspects of the series, which she created in 1997 and co-hosted from its first season through 2014, though she continued on as a producer.McCain, who appeared on the show from 2017 to 2021 — after Walters had moved on — still showed her respects to the veteran journalist on Twitter.

Honoring her: Barbara Walters was serenaded by numerous past and present co-hosts on The View, which she created in 1997, following her death on Friday at age 93; seen with (L–R) Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Rosie O'Donnell and Joy BeharBarbara Walters will always be known as a trail blazer,' she wrote. 'Her hard hitting questions and welcoming demeanor made her a household name and leader in American journalism.'She added that Walters' 'creation of The View is something I will always be appreciative of. 'Rest in peace you will forever be an icon,' she concluded.

Jenny McCarthy, who appeared on the series from 2013–2014, at the end of Walters' tenure, shared a playful version of a photo of the TV legend hugging her from behind on set, while Sherri Shepherd let out a big laugh.'My Dear Barbara, Thank you for your love, guidance, support, nurturing and for making a seat for me at "the table,"' McCarthy wrote. 'Your impact on the world is immeasurable.

Your impact on me will never be forgotten,' she continued. 'You will forever be an icon, in every sense of the word, and a most beloved.