The pioneering TV news anchor and The View creator was 93 years old.
Barbara Walters, the pioneering journalist and first woman to anchor a network evening news program, has passed away at the age of 93. The news icon died last night at her home in Manhattan, per"Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones," her representative Cindi Berger said in a statement confirming the news. "She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women.
Born in Boston on September 25, 1929, Walters grew up observing celebrities and other entertainment personalities who worked with her father Louis "Lou" Walters, a booking agent and nightclub producer.
Walters was, and continues to be, an inspiring force for female television journalists who came after her, including Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, and more.