BREAKING: The world of broadcast journalism lost one of its greatest, pioneering and iconic legends when Barbara Walters passed on Friday.
"Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women," said publicist Cindi Berger in a statement.
That’s all on top of Walters becoming the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program — a groundbreaking achievement that past and current women journalists attribute as a factor in their own successes. In a few years, she earned an on-air spot with the television show as the "TODAY girl"— a nickname given as she covered lighter, feature stories. She then co-hosted the morning program alongside Hugh Downs and later Frank McGee, although she wasn’t officially given the title until McGee’s death in 1974.
Meanwhile, her stint on the evening news quickly came to a close after her male co-anchor, Harry Reasoner, sometimes patronized her leading to dismal ratings.
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