During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, Walters’ exclusive interviews with the famous and powerful brought her celebrity status that ranked with theirs.
NEW YORK — Barbara Walters, a pioneer as TV news' first woman superstar, has died, according to ABC News. She was 93.
Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented $1 million annual salary. Her drive was legendary as she competed for each big"get" in a world jammed with more and more rivals, including female journalists who had followed on the trail that she blazed.
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