Barbara Walters Dies: Television Journalist, ‘20/20’ Host & ‘The View’ Creator Was 93
deadline.comBarbara Walters, the television journalist, 20/20 host and creator of The View, has died. She was 93. “Barbara Walters, who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died.
She was 93,” ABC News tweeted.BREAKING: Barbara Walters, who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died.
She was 93. https://t.co/tydwREgTb2 pic.twitter.com/b4jOEHVYFE Walters was born in Boston on September 25, 1929. She received her education from Sarah Lawrence College where she earned a degree in English.
After graduating she worked at the NBC affiliate in NYC where she wrote press releases. It was in 1953 when she started as a producer, making a 15-minute children’s program called Ask the Camera.
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