Remembering Barbara Walters: Pioneer journalist, celebrity

05:45

January 02, 2023

David Folkenflik, NPR

An old television set and roses sit next to Barbara Walters' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Barbara Walters, the pioneering broadcast journalist, has died at the age of 93. She was the first woman to co-host NBC's Today show and co-creator of "The View."

NPR's David Folkenflik offers this tribute.

This segment aired on January 2, 2023.

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