Barbara Walters: podcast appearances and interviews

Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality known for her interviewing skills and popularity with viewers. She began her career at WNBT-TV in 1953 as a writer-producer of a news-and-information program aimed at juvenile audiences. In the early 1960s, she joined the staff of the NBC's Today show as a writer and segment producer specializing in women's-interest stories. Her increasing popularity led to her becoming co-host of the program in 1974, making her the first woman to hold such a position on an American news program. In 1976, she continued her pioneering career by becoming the first American female co-anchor of a network evening news program on ABC, alongside Harry Reasoner. Walters was a prominent correspondent, producer, and co-host on the ABC news magazine 20/20 from 1979 to 2004 and was known for her annual special Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People. Throughout her career, she interviewed every sitting U.S. president and first lady from Richard and Pat Nixon to Barack and Michelle Obama. Walters also interviewed both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, although not during their presidencies. Her interview subjects included Fidel Castro, Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Katharine Hepburn, Sean Connery, Monica Lewinsky, Hugo Chávez, Vladimir Putin, and others. She created and co-hosted the ABC daytime talk show The View from 1997 until 2014 and appeared on various special reports and documentary series. Her last on-air appearance was in 2015, and she made her final public appearance in 2016.