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Legacy Of Barbara Walters: Another Fallen Star Mark In The History Of Journalism

Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
ILLUMINATION
4 min readJan 1, 2023

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On December 30th, 2022, journalism lost one of its greatest patriots. Barbara Walters, according to CNN, passed away while rounded by friends and family at home.

The legendary TV journalist and anchor dedicated her life to her profession throughout the 93 years of her life and five-decade career.

The TV news star began her career as a new host, writer, and segment producer of Women's interest on NBC's Today Show in the early 1960s. The female journalist produced and co-hosted the ABC daytime talk show "The View" between 1997 and 2014.

The ABC news Co-host came from a family of producers. Her father, Lou Walters, was a British-born American booking agent and theatrical producer. He was then renowned for the famed Latin Quarter nightclub in New York. Since then, she has interviewed numerous celebrities and worked with other high-profile journalists, idols, and politicians, including Michael Jackson, Cindi Berger, Harry reasoner, Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, Connie Chung, actor John Wayne, Robin Roberts, and Christopher Reeves.

Soon after her death, prominent celebrities responded to the news with heartache, including the Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger, who was one of the first to break…

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Dr. ADAM TABRIZ
ILLUMINATION

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