Barbara Walters came to ABC News in 1976, but got off to a rocky start as Harry Reasoner's co-anchor on the evening news. Three years later, Reasoner was back at CBS and Walters was asked to co-anchor the network's premiere newsmagazine, 20/20.
Nearly 750 interviews later, Walters' own celebrity rivals that of her interview subjects.
She has interviewed every president and first lady since Richard Nixon, almost every notorious murderer or accused murderer, countless Hollywood movie stars and people at the center of some of the most sensational scandals of the last quarter-century.
Birthdate: September 25, 1931
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Occupations: Writer, TV/radio host, Reporter
Quote: "I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty." --Newsweek, 1974
Claim to Fame: Co-anchor on ABC's news program 20/20 and host of numerous celebrity interviews on The Barbara Walters Specials
