‘Trailblazer’: Barbara Walters mourned as broadcasting icon
December 31, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Reaction poured in from the worlds of journalism, politics, sports and entertainment following the death of TV news pioneer and “The View” creator Barbara Walters. She died Friday at her home in New York at age 93.
Barbara Walters, news pioneer and ‘The View’ creator, dies
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Barbara Walters, dead at 93, was cultural fixture, TV icon
December 31, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters was that rarest of TV personalities: a cultural fixture.
For more than a half-century, she was on the air, placing in front of her audience world figures, big shots and celebrities whose names and faces might have changed from year to year.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 25-Oct.1
September 19, 2022 GMTCelebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1:
Sept. 25: Newswoman Barbara Walters is 93. Singer Ian Tyson of Ian and Sylvia is 89. Polka band leader Jimmy Sturr is 81. Actor Josh Taylor (“Days of Our Lives,” “Valerie’s Family”) is 79.
Literary ‘superagent’ Mort Janklow dies at 91
May 25, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Mort Janklow, a colorful former corporate attorney who raised high the power of the literary agent as he brokered big advances for publishing, political and entertainment leaders, from Ronald Reagan and Al Gore to David McCullough and Barbara Walters, has died.
Meghan McCain says she’s quitting ‘The View’ in late July
July 1, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Meghan McCain, whose outspoken conservative views have frequently led to verbal fireworks and compelling television on ABC's “The View,” said Thursday that she is quitting the daytime talk show after four years.
Review: ‘Ladies Who Punch’ offers inside look of ‘The View’
April 2, 2019 GMT"Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of 'The View'" (Thomas Dunne Books), by Ramin Setoodeh...
Midler to Rivera: Apologize for alleged sexual assault
November 30, 2017 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Bette Midler renewed an allegation of 1970s sexual misconduct against Geraldo Rivera on Thursday, a day after Rivera called the news business "flirty" amid Matt Lauer's dismissal by NBC...
Review: Demi Lovato reveals a lot in new documentary
October 17, 2017 GMTYou might expect a lot of glamorous footage of Demi Lovato in the new YouTube-exclusive documentary that she co-produced — and you won't be disappointed...
Political talk helping ‘The View’ to comeback
April 10, 2017 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The unquenchable thirst for chatter about President Donald Trump has changed the dynamics of a fierce daytime television competition much as it has in late-night TV...
Walters announces her retirement on ‘The View’
May 13, 2013 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters said Monday that retirement from her epochal television career is near, but it's not happening right away.
Walters, who began in television news as a "Today" girl in 1961, became the medium's best-known interviewer and invented a daytime talk show at an age many people would be going fishing, said on "The View" that she will step away from the camera next summer.
Walters mum on retirement reports
April 1, 2013 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters says the paparazzi were lying in wait, but she's not saying anything about her future employment.
Walters returned to "The View" on Monday, after reports circulated widely the previous Friday that she would be retiring from television in May 2014.