Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters was an American broadcast journalist who became the first woman to co-anchor a major network evening news program.
She was known for her probing celebrity interviews and powerful specials, particularly her annual Most Fascinating People lists.
Her signature question—If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? —became both famous and parodied.
Secures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- newswomanFemale media correspondent
NBC · ABC · Today Show · evening news · hard news · credibility · professionalism · career
Joint originator of something
- panelDistinct flat section
- daytime televisionShows airing midday hours
- co-hostsJoint program presenters
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
opinions · debate · ABC · Whoopi Goldberg · discussion · social issues · politics · entertainment
Early explorer or settler
- first womanPrimordial female human
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- role modelPerson others emulate
pathfinder · legacy · influential · iconic · historic · inspiration · Emmy winner · Hall of Fame
Periodical covering current affairs
- co-anchorJoint news presenter
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- ABCFirst three letters
- human interestEmotional content in reporting
in-depth · segments · primetime · specials · reporting · feature stories · weekly · broadcast
Limited-time offerings
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- world leadersThose governing nations
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
revealing · intimate · emotional · confessional · tears · prime-time · Monica Lewinsky · Fidel Castro
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
newswoman · NBC · ABC · Today Show · evening news · hard news · credibility · professionalism · career · television news
co-creator
Joint originator of something
- panelDistinct flat section
- daytime televisionShows airing midday hours
- co-hostsJoint program presenters
roundtable · opinions · debate · ABC · Whoopi Goldberg · discussion · social issues · politics · entertainment · live audience
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- first womanPrimordial female human
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
role model · pathfinder · legacy · influential · iconic · historic · inspiration · Emmy winner · Hall of Fame · visionary
newsmagazine
Periodical covering current affairs
- co-anchorJoint news presenter
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- ABCFirst three letters
human interest · in-depth · segments · primetime · specials · reporting · feature stories · weekly · broadcast · network
specials
Limited-time offerings
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- world leadersThose governing nations
- exclusiveLimited to one group
one-on-one · revealing · intimate · emotional · confessional · tears · prime-time · Monica Lewinsky · Fidel Castro · Michael Jackson
- TV PioneersEd Sullivan, Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Edward R. Murrow, Fred Rogers
- talk showstalk shows, late night, late-night, guest host, panel show
- barbara
- American WomenRosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart
- Media PioneersGutenberg, Marconi, Edison, Walt Disney, Rupert Murdoch
Barbara WaltersBob Woodward
Carl Bernstein · Edward R. Murrow · Bill O'Reilly · Woodward and Bernstein · Anderson Cooper
Barbara WaltersWalter Cronkite
Dan Rather · Tom Brokaw · old boys' network · Ted Koppel · Howard Cosell
Barbara WaltersJoe Rogan
Tucker Carlson · podcasters · YouTubers · bloggers · citizen journalists