Barbara Walters
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Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters' ground-breaking exclusive interviews with world figures and her enterprising reporting have made her one of the most highly acclaimed journalists on television. Over the years, Barbara Walters has received national recognition for her work and has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. Just in the past few years, Ms. Walters was: 1) inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame "for being acknowledged worldwide as one of television's most respected interviewers and journalists," 1990; 2) honored with the Lowell Thomas Award for a career in journalism excellence by Marist College, 1990; 3) honored by the Overseas Press Club with their highest award, the President's Award, 1988; 4) saluted by the American Museum of the Moving Image, March 19, 1992; 5) Lifetime Achievement Award, International Women's Media Foundation, 1991; 6) Lifetime Achievement Award, Women's Project and Productions, 1993; and 7) honored by the Museum of Television & Radio for her contributions to broadcast journalism, 1996.

 Barbara Walters numerous and timely interviews - which appear regularly on the weekly newsmagazine 20/20 and on The Barbara Walters Specials - read like a "Who's Who" of newsmakers. She has interviewed every American President since Richard Nixon. She made journalism history by arranging the first joint interview with Egypt 's President Anwar Sadat and Israel 's Prime Minister Menachem Begin in November, 1977.

Another of her "firsts" was an hour-long prime-time conversation with Cuban President Fidel Castro - an interview which has been printed in half a dozen languages and shown all over the world. In addition to her responsibilities on the Today Show, she hosted her own highly popular syndicated series, Not for Women Only, for five years and contributed on a regular basis to the NBC Radio Network. 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). Ms. Walters is the recipient of honorary doctoral degrees from Ohio State University , Temple University , Marymount College , Wheaton College and Hofstra University . She continues to be a favorite keynote speaker.


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