Barbara Jill Walters was an award winning American broadcast journalist and television personality. She was one of the best known faces on U.S television news who covered news about politics, war or other weighty subjects. She was the host of Today, ABC Evening News, 20/20 and The View. She was inducted into Television Hall of fame, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NATAS and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Walters was born in Boston Massachusetts, she earned a Bachelor of Art... moreBarbara Jill Walters was an award winning American broadcast journalist and television personality. She was one of the best known faces on U.S television news who covered news about politics, war or other weighty subjects. She was the host of Today, ABC Evening News, 20/20 and The View. She was inducted into Television Hall of fame, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NATAS and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Walters was born in Boston Massachusetts, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York. After graduating Walters found employment at a small advertising agency in New York for about a year. After that she moved to NBC owned station called WNBT-TV. She went on to have a successful career at different stations becoming one of the prominent television personalities of her time. She was also a recipient of multiple awards like the Disney Legends Award and a GLAAD Excellence in Media award.
