More than any other figure in broadcast journalism, the legendary Barbara Walters made sure her interviews qualified as TV events. Walters, who died Dec. 30 at the age of 93, reigned as the master …
reigned as the master of the big-get sit-down with newsmakers of the moment, and in doing so she helped television news ascend to new heights of prominence and influence. Among her many skills was her dexterity in drawing insights from aging Golden Age stars such as Fred Astaire, John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn to world leaders in crisis, from Muammar Gaddafi to Anwar Sadat to Fidel Castro to Vladimir Putin.
From the mid-1970s through the early 2010s, Walters was the undisputed pace-setter in landing coveted interviews with boldface names. And by the accounts of her top competitors over the years, Walters was a fierce contender for big gets until the day she retired from ABC News in 2014.
Walters made her mark as star at Roone Arledge’s ABC News. But her sharp perspective on news and culture was evident from her earliest days as a writer, producer and ultimately on-air personality for NBC News’ “Today.” From her first outing reporting on haute couture in Paris to her compelling contributions to “Today’s” coverage of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Walters brought her signature wit, style and substance to everything she did.
Here is Walters recalling the experience of interviewing Lewinsky interview for the Archive of American Television.More than 35 years before, Walters showed her skill at observational reporting with a fascinating report of her tour Manhattan on Nov. 23, 1963, the day after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
The clip is a time capsule that demonstrates how far video newsgathering technology has come. But back then, Walters’ had to sit at the anchor desk opposite Hugh Downs and paint a picture with words and feelings. She captures the poignant sight of Saks Fifth Avenue pulling the curtains on its famous picture windows except for one, which featured a portrait of the slain President “surrounded by vases of crimson roses.
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