Legendary journalist Barbara Walters has passed away at 93

[hookaleft]

Source: CBS News

MIAMI - Long-time ABC News journalist Barbara Walters has passed away, according to the network.

She was 93.

Walters was best known for her interviewing ability as host of popular shows such as Today, The View, 20/20, and ABC Evening News.

Walters began her career on The Today Show in the early 1960s.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/legendary-journalist-barbara-walters-has-passed-away-at-93/

[bdamomma]

1. oh my,

RIP Ms Walters, she was something else.

[Raine]

2. I knew she was getting up in age but it still comes as a shock 🕯️

R-I-P Barbara

[Liberty Belle]

3. Live coverage on ABC:

https://abcnews.go.com/Live

She broke the glass ceiling for so many women in journalism, but also set the standards for male journalists as well with her superior interview skills. She had knack for asking pointed questions and getting answers that others wouldn't have done.

[AngryOldDem]

21. It wasn't easy for her.

I remember well the criticism she and ABC got when she was named coanchor of the evening news with Harry Reasoner.

[dflprincess]

4. The way ABC broke in with "Breaking News" and the tone of the anchor before they actually got to the

point had me scared that something truly awful had happened.

Walters was a pioneer, but she was 93 years old. Her death can't have been entirely unexpected.

[PlanetBev]

6. It scared hell out of me

Having been in my teens through all three assassins in the 1960’s, I always freak out with breaking news.
I thought something happened to President Biden.

[uppityperson]

5. RIP Baba Wawa

[PlanetBev]

7. I was just thinking of Gilda Radner

Her interview about Elizabeth Taylor: “What Was Wiz Weally Wike?”

[2naSalit]

8. ...

[iluvtennis]

9. May Barbara Walters Rest In Peace and May her Memory be a Blessing.

[ificandream]

10. She was quite the pioneer, but women journalists still aren't accepted.

I read the obit and how Frank McGee of NBC and Harry Reasoner of ABC both hated her. She never got respect from either man. And it still goes on today. Look at the crap that Maggie Haberman gets not only here but also on Twitter. Pretty disturbing that men who would report just like she does would be praised but she is not.

[Hekate]

18. Well spotted

[Trueblue1968]

11. SO SAD. I liked her a lot

[wnylib]

12. RIP

[PlutosHeart]

13. What you saw is what you got.

She was real. And that was what made her great. Much respect.

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Rest In Peace to a true trailblazer.

[leftieNanner]

15. When she interviewed trump

She called him out on his BS.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. May she rest in peace

Link to tweet

[Hekate]

19. Oh my God, that is absolutely precious

[Lulu KC]

24. Thank you!

That was delightful.

[Hekate]

17. Cross gently, Ms Walters. You were a true pioneer for women in journalism...

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Heard this after I had gone to bed last night

(I keep the radio on down low)

She was a trailblazer and an innovator, and her one-on-one interviews were always a must-see.

R.I.P. to this legendary figure.

[twodogsbarking]

22. She gained the respect of the world.

[dalton99a]

23. R.I.P.