Tributes pour in for legendary journalist Barbara Walters following her passing

Image by Christopher Peterson – Barbara Walters Ralph Lauren 40th Anniversary Conservatory Garden New York, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2843084

Tributes of all kind poured in on Friday following the passing of pioneering journalist Barbara Walters – she was 93.

With a career spanning 7 decades Walters will be remembered for her iconic interviews with celebrities and world leaders alike.

Walters was a pioneer for women in journalism and media ushering in many “firsts” for a woman in her field becoming the first woman evening news co-anchor while at the same time reportedly commanding twice the salary of the then most popular Television anchor ,Walter Kronkite.

 

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