Barbara Walters A pioneer of broadcasting interviews with dozens of famous faces of the former president Richard Nixon Popular singer Taylor Swift.
“I do my homework, so I have a certain sense of authority,” Walters died in December 2022 at the age of 93. US Weekly May 2014. “Sometimes I know this person better than they do. I’m seldom nervous. When I finish the interview, I should do ‘Neysa, cana a, willa,’, which drives me crazy, but when I actually do the interview, my authority is good, and it’s a great feeling.”
Walters started NBC’s today In 1961, she quickly took charge of light stories and weather reports. Within a year, she became a general reporter for the radio and began to conduct serious interviews. Boston natives continue to take the helm ABC Evening News,,,,, 20/20 and view.
In Walters’ sixty years of experience in reporting, she interviewed Fidel Castro,,,,, Christopher Reeve and Monica Lewinskythe latter saw a record 74 million viewers.
Walters is also known for hosting annual specials 10 Most Charming People of Barbara Waltersbefore the end of the calendar year, she spoke to a series of public figures there.
In May 2025, she announced her most memorable TV moment, and the interview will be with the documentary “Treatment” of the film Barbara Walters tells me everythingReleased in a month.
Scroll below to revisit the late news idol’s memorable interviews over the years:
