Barbara Walters

Who they were

Personal life Walters was married four times to three different men. Her first husband was Robert Henry Katz, a business executive and former Navy lieutenant. They married on June 20, 1955, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The marriage was reportedly annulled after eleven months, [ 3 ] in 1957. [ 4 ] Her second husband was Lee Guber , a theatrical producer and theater owner. They married on December 8, 1963, and divorced in 1976. After Walters had three miscarriages,

Barbara Jill Walters was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View. Walters was a working journalist from 1951 until her retirement in 2014. Walters was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NATAS in 2000 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Early life

Educated at: Sarah Lawrence College, Birch Wathen Lenox School, and Miami Beach Senior High School.

Early life, family and education Barbara Jill Walters was born on September 25, 1929, [ 1 ] [ a ] in Boston, a daughter of Dena (née Seletsky) and Lou Walters (born Louis Abraham Warmwater); [ 3 ] [ 4 ] her parents were children of Russian Jewish immigrants. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Her paternal grandfather, Abraham Isaac Waremwasser, was born in the Polish city of Łódź and emigrated to England where he changed his surname to Warmwater. [ 7 ]

Path and career

Worked with / for: NBC and ABC News.

Awards / honours: Disney Legends, IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, Lucy Award, and honorary doctor of the Hofstra University.

Career Early career Walters was employed for about a year at a small advertising agency in New York City and began working at the NBC network's flagship station WNBT-TV (now WNBC ), doing publicity and writing press releases. In 1953 she produced a 15-minute children's program, Ask the Camera , which was directed by Roone Arledge . She also started producing for TV host Igor Cassini (Cholly Knickerbocker),

Legacy and awards Walters in 2007 Walters began her career when the prevalent view among television executives (all of whom were male) was that women reporting news about war, politics and other important matters would be taken lightly by viewers. [ 1 ] Her success is credited with creating career opportunities for future female network anchors, including Jane Pauley , Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer . Walters often got her interviewees to speak about their perspectives and share anecdotes. [ 2 ]

Why this date

Barbara Walters appears on our December 30 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.