Legendary newswoman Barbara Walters, who died Friday at 93, may have started out on “Today” and blazed a trail as the first woman to co-anchor the evening news. But she made her name over decades of headline-making TV specials.
The first edition of “The Barbara Walters Specials” premieres to record ratings, with “A Star Is Born” actor Barbra Streisand vying for space on the marquee with President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
Walters unveiled what would become one of the defining rituals of the TV year in 1993, with then-first lady Hillary Clinton claiming the top spot.When interviewing Courtney Love, Walters asked many tough questions, including “Have you ever done drugs in front of your child” and “Do you blame yourself [for husband Kurt Cobain’s suicide]?” But when Love said yes, she did blame herself, Walters was gentle and genuinely stricken, so sincere in her attempt to walk Love away from that blame.
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