BARBARA WALTERS | 92

Now we’ll feature a woman journalist who is well-respected by viewers and critics. She’s no other than Barbara Walters, the host of The View, 20/20, Today, and ABC Evening News. Walters started her career in the early 1960s as a writer of women’s stories section in The Today Show. By her extraordinary skills, she became the first woman to host an American news program in 1974. She is famous for her excellent interviewing ability and is considered a pioneer for women in broadcasting.

Since 2015, after she has finally retired as a host, she would only appear occasionally as a reporter for ABC News. As for her legacy, in 1989, Walters was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. She received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 15, 2007. As follows, Walters win Daytime and Prime Time Emmy Awards, a GLAAD Excellence in Media award and a Woman in Film Lucy Award.