Barbara Walters is one of the most recognizable television hosts, if not the most recognizable. She has been on tv for 65 years and retired at the top with countless awards, and according to biography.com she was earning the highest out of any television host at the time of her retirement with a whopping 12 million dollars. Ms. Walters wears many hats as she is a television host, acclaimed author, and journalist. She published her first article in the 60s giving tips to those who often found themselves tongue-tied in social settings. This was eventually turned into a book. Barbara Walters paved the way for all female journalists throughout the years. She has interviewed every president and first lady since Nixon. And made journalism history by interviewing Fidel Castro, and giving the people the first inside look at a Whitehouse Christmas. The list goes on and on about how many great people she spoke with and how many great stories she told. But her legacy is not only about getting to sit down with the world’s most famous people or being paid the most, her legacy is all about firsts. Barbara Walters was the first female co-host of a major evening news program, she was the first female morning co-host, she was the first female to make a million dollars, and so on. Walters revolutionized journalism by making her interviews not only about the guests and what they are like, the stories they share, and an insight into their lives, anyone can ask questions to bring that out of people. But what brought people back to listening to Barbara Walters was Barbara Walters. Her personality and her brand showed in her interviews with massively famous people as much as theirs would. Barbara Walters is by far the most influential person in her field and a true trailblazer at the core of the definition.
Anonymous. “Barbara Walters.” The Quill, vol. 109, no. 3, 2021, pp. 22–27.
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