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Here's a look at the life of the famous journalist Barbara Walters.
Staff:
Birth date: September 25, 1929 (some sources say 1931)
Place of birth: Boston, Mbadachusetts
Birth name: Barbara Jill Walters
Father: Lou Walters, theater producer
Mother: Dena (Selett) Walters
weddings: Merv Adelson (1986-1992, divorced); Lee Guber (1963-1976, divorced); Robert Henry Katz (1955-1958, divorced)
children: Adopted with Guber: Jackie, 1968
Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., 1953
Other facts:
Walters interviewed every American president and first lady of Richard and Pat Nixon by Barack and Michelle Obama.
Other notable talks include Fidel Castro, a joint meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Michael Jackson and Monica Lewinsky.
Named for 32 Daytime Emmy Awards, he won four: three competitive and one honorary.
Nominated for 20 Emmy News and Documentary awards and won eight: seven competitively and one honorary.
Nominated for 12 Primetime Emmys and won once.
Chronology:
1961-1974 – Journalist, writer and panelist on NBC's The Today Show.
1974-1976 – Co-hosts "The Today Show".
1975 – Win an Emmy of the day for an outstanding host or hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety series for "Today".
1976-2014 – Host of the "Barbara Walters Specials". The special show "The 10 most fascinating people" has become a regular year-end program.
1976-1978 – First woman to co-anchor "ABC World News Tonight" for an unprecedented salary of $ 1 million a year.
1980 – Earn an Emmy News & Documentary for programs and program segments for "Post-Election Special Edition".
1982 – Won an Emmy of Press and Documentary for an Outstanding Interview (Program) for "The Barbara Walters Specials".
1983 – Won an Emmy primetime for an outstanding series of information for "The Barbara Walters Specials".
1983 – Won an Emmy News & Documentary for his exceptional interview / interviewer (segment) for "There, but for the grace of God".
1984-2004 – Co-host and principal correspondent of ABC's "20/20" show, she gives up her usual spot on the show in September 2004 but continues to report on the occasion.
1987 – Won an Emmy Press and Documentary for an Outstanding Interview / Interviewer (segment) for "The Woman Under the Crane".
January 7, 1990 – Is inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Television.
1992 – Won an Emmy Press and Documentary for an Outstanding Interview / Interviewer (Segment) as part of the "Arthur Seale / Patricia Reso Interviews – No Way Out."
1996 – Won a Peabody Award for the episode "20/20" "The Journey of Christopher Reeve".
May 16, 2014 – Co-host of "The View".
1999 – Wins an Emmy Award in the News and Documentary category for its special ranking in the "Outstanding News and Documentary Program" category.
2000 – Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Daytime Television.
2003 – Won an Emmy of the day for an exceptional talk show (executive producer) for "The View".
June 14, 2007 – Receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
May 2008 – Reveals that she had an affair with US Senator Edward Brooke married for several years in the 1970s.
2009 – Earn an Emmy of the day for an outstanding talk show host for "The View".
2009 – Wins an Emmy for news and documentary for his remarkable live coverage of a news report – long form for "Inauguration 2009 – Barack Obama".
September 21, 2009 – Receives an Award of Excellence for all of his achievements at the annual Emmy Awards for documentary and documentary.
May 2010 – Undergoes a heart operation to repair a valve.
January 19, 2013 – Is hospitalized after falling down a staircase while visiting the residence of the British ambbadador, leaving her with a cut in the forehead.
May 13, 2013 – Announcement on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism in the summer of 2014.
May 16, 2014 – The last episode of Walters as co-host of "The View" is broadcast. She continues as co-executive producer.
February 2015 – Donated $ 15 million to Sarah Lawrence College for the Barbara Walters Campus Center, which is expected to open in 2019. Walters is a college alumna.
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