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BARBARA WALTERS
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Barbara Walters has arguably
interviewed more statesmen and stars than any other journalist in
history. Ms. Walters' interviews on “20/20” and on “The Barbara
Walters Specials” read like a "Who's Who" of newsmakers, including
her interviews with every American President and First Lady since
Richard Nixon.
In 1977,
she made journalism history by arranging the first joint interview
with Egypt's President Anwar Sadat and Israel's Prime Minister
Menachem Begin. Ms. Walters has interviewed such world leaders as
Russia's Boris Yeltsin, Cuba’s President Fidel Castro, China's
Premier Jiang Zemin, Great Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher, Libya's Moammar Quadaffi and Iraq's President Sadaam
Hussein.
“The Barbara Walters Specials” are continuously the top-rated
specials of the year and have included such legends as Sir Laurence
Olivier, Bing Crosby, John Wayne, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, Tom
Cruise, Barbra Streisand, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks. Ms. Walters'
“The Ten Most Fascinating People” special broadcast, launched in
1993, offers a year-end review of the most prominent newsmakers of
the year.
Ms. Walters' is also co-owner, co-executive producer and co-host of
“The View,” the original forum where real women discuss relevant,
everyday issues. Ms. Walters also serves as co-executive producer
for Buena Vista Television's syndicated talk show “Iyanla.” Ms.
Walters joined ABC News in 1976 as the first woman to co-host the
network news. In 1984, she joined Hugh Downs as co-host of the ABC
newsmagazine, “20/20.” In September 1999, Ms. Walters became the
sole anchor of “20/20,” currently in its 23rd season on the network.
Prior to joining ABC, she appeared on NBC's “Today Show” for 15
years. She began as a writer on the “Today Show,” and, within a
year, she became a reporter-at-large, developing, writing and
editing her own reports and interviews.
Over the years, Ms. Walters has received national recognition for
her work and has been the recipient of numerous prestigious honors
and awards, including induction into the Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences' Hall of Fame in 1990, The Lowell Thomas Award for a
career in journalism excellence in 1990, The Overseas Press Club's
highest award, The President's Award, in 1988, The Lifetime
Achievement Award, International Women's Media Foundation, in 1991,
The Muse Award from NY Women in Film and Television in 1997 and The
Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences in 2000.
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