Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about why she missed The View’s tribute to Barbara Walters.
31.12.2022 - 06:55 / glamour.com
who was the first female anchor on an evening news program, has died, . She was 93. Over the course of her career, Barbara Walters interviewed everyone from Fidel Castro to Katharine Hepburn, created the pioneering daytime talk show , and was honored with 12 Emmy awards for her respected work as a broadcast journalist.But it was a long journey to get there: When Walters was a reporter at The Today Show in the 1970s, she wasn't even allowed to speak while hosting a joint interview until her male coworker had asked the first three questions. Walters persisted, eventually becoming the morning program's first woman cohost, but the sexism she faced at Today wasn't the last challenge she'd overcome during her career.
In 1976 she left Today for ABC to become the first woman coanchor of a network news program. The gig didn't last long. “I was a big flop,” she said during her 1999 speech, where she was honored with a lifetime achievement award. “I was working with a partner who didn't want to have a woman [on the show]; the audience really didn't either….
I thought it was the end of my career.” Of course, it wasn't. She continued interviewing world leaders up until 2016, and The View, which she launched in 1997, continued to draw in more than 3 million viewers a week well into 2020. The point of her story, Walters explained, is that the challenging moments she overcame—not the career highs or the glamorous moments—are what she looks back on most fondly. “That road back,” she said, “can very often be the most important road with the greatest reward at the end.”By Amanda CurranBy Carrie WittmerBy Kathleen WalshBy Sam ReedMore from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.
Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about why she missed The View’s tribute to Barbara Walters.
The hosts of daytime talk show The View paid tribute to their late creator, Barbara Walters.
Rosie O’Donnell did not take part in The View‘s tribute to the late Barbara Walters on Tuesday, January 3, but she was invited to appear.
Paying their respects. The View brought together former and current cohosts to celebrate the life of Barbara Walters.
The View‘s original co-hosts Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Debbie Matenopoulos and Joy Behar were among those paying tribute today to the late TV groundbreaker and icon Barbara Walters, as the show’s current panel was joined, either live or by remote, by a succession of former panelists.
Forever in our hearts. The View cohosts paid tribute to long-time host and creator of the show Barbara Walters in the first episode following her death on Friday, December 30.
The View is set to return from its holiday hiatus on Tuesday, January 3, and will celebrate the show’s creator Barbara Walters. The pioneering journalist died Friday, December 30 at the age of 93.
More than 50 years before her death, TV journalist Barbara Walters and then-husband Lee Guber adopted their daughter, Jacqueline, after dealing with fertility struggles.
ABC News will pay tribute to legendary journalist Barbara Walters in two specials over this holiday weekend – Our Barbara: A Special Edition of 20/20 on ABC and The View Honors Barbara Walters on ABC News Live.
Barbara Walters was a broadcasting pioneer, interviewing dozens of famous faces from former President Richard Nixon to pop star Taylor Swift.
The journalism world lost a legend this week.
, broke down barriers at The Today Show in the '70s, became the first woman to coanchor a network news program, founded The View, and so much more. “Without Barbara Walters, there wouldn’t have been me—nor any other woman you see on evening, morning, and daily news,” wrote in a . She was indeed a Trailblazer.