Walters began her career at WNBT-TV (NBC's flagship station in New York) in 1953 as writer-producer of a news-and-information program aimed at the juvenile audience, Ask the Camera, hosted by Sandy Becker. She joined the staff of the network's Today show in the early 1960s as a writer and segment producer of women's-interest stories. Her ...

2014年5月16日 · Walters attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, graduating in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in English. After a brief stint as a secretary, she landed her first job in journalism...

2025年2月6日 · Walters was hired in 1964 as the “Today Girl,” a job that had traditionally involved little more than being attractive, making small talk, and reading commercials. She soon expanded that narrow role, making a place for herself among the Today show’s panel of …

2022年12月31日 · Barbara Walters was the first woman to anchor a network evening news show. Her interviews not only made news, they sometimes helped make history. In 1977, her first joint interview with the...

2023年1月6日 · It was a long road traveled by Walters, whose early life touched the world of celebrity but was far from stable. Here is a look back on the life and times of Barbara Walters. Barbara Walters was born on September 25, 1929, in Boston. Her parents, per her obituary in The New York Times, were Lou Walters and Dena Seletsky Walters.

2013年3月28日 · Walters began her national broadcast career as a reporter, writer and panel member for NBC's "Today" show in 1961. She was promoted to co-host in 1974, and by 1976 ABC had snatched her up for...

2022年12月31日 · A look back at the early career of the broadcast journalist, who died Dec. 30 at age 93, as documented in the pages of Variety shows the clear trajectory of a well-connected, industrious young...

2017年7月5日 · Early in her career she was a writer for CBS News and, before that, she was the youngest producer with NBC-TV’s New York station (WNBC-TV). Over the years Walters has received national recognition for her work and has been the recipient of numerous prestigious honors and awards.

2022年12月31日 · Here is a closer look into Barbara Walters' early career, including how she landed her first on-air job. On September 25, 1929, Barbara Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Lou and Dena Walters (per Biography). Her childhood was anything but stable, living between New York and Florida.

2019年5月10日 · In 1954, Barbara Walters graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, with a degree in English. She briefly worked at an ad agency, then went to work at an ABC-affiliated New York television station. She moved from there to work with the CBS network and then, in 1961, to NBC's Today show.