“The View” Plans To Celebrate Barbara Walters
“The View” Plans To Celebrate Barbara Walters when the show returns from its holiday break today (12/03) at 11am. Walters was the show’s founder. She died December 30th at the…
"The View" Plans To Celebrate Barbara Walters when the show returns from its holiday break today (12/03) at 11am. Walters was the show's founder. She died December 30th at the age of 93. When she retired from the show in 2014, women in news from all over the country showed up to pay tribute. So today's show is expected to be extra special.
(Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)TV personality Barbara Walters died over New Years weekend.
Walters is credited with breaking barriers for women in the news business. In 1976 she became the first female anchor on an evening news program. That was at ABC News with Harry Reasoner who was not always kind to his new colleague. She was also a co-host of "20/20." Her last big project came in 1997 when she launched "The View" which, of course, is still on today.
Barbara Walters style
Walters was known for asking uncomfortable and sometimes shocking questions of those she interviewed. Viewers often gasped but kept coming back for more. Her specials generated great ratings. She once asked Monica Lewenski what she was thinking showing her thong to the President of the United States.
Comedians took great fodder with that interview style. Gilda Radner famously spoofed Walters on "Saturday Night Live." So did Cheri Oteri. Here is a classic video with Radner.
"The View" plans to celebrate Barbara Walters and it is sure to be a great show.
We've had to say goodbye to some big names this year in the worlds of entertainment and beyond.
Scroll through the gallery below to see the musicians, celebrities and other cultural figures we've lost in 2022
Sidney Poitier
15th September 1980: Sidney Poitier , the American actor and film director. Hollywood's first real black star, his films include 'Something of Value' in 1957, 'Lilies of the Field' in 1963 and 'In the Heat of the Night' in 1967. He directed 'Stir Crazy' in 1980. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Bob Saget
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 19: Bob Saget attends the "Untitled: Dave Chappelle Documentary" Premiere during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Radio City Music Hall on June 19, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
Ronnie Spector
American singer Ronnie Spector, formerly lead singer of the Ronettes, UK, 28th April 1971. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Getty Images)
Peter Bogdanovich
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Peter Bogdanovich attends the cinema prive And PANDORA Jewelry Host A Special Screening Of "Cake" on November 23, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for cinema prive)
André Leon Talley
SAVANNAH, GA - NOVEMBER 02: Andre Leon Talley speaks during 'The Gospel According to Andr' Q&A during the 21st SCAD Savannah Film Festival on November 2, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD)
Gaspard Ulliel
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - SEPTEMBER 23: (EDITORS NOTE : NO TABLOIDS) Gaspard Ulliel attends the 5th Monte-Carlo Gala For Planetary Health on September 23, 2021 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for La Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco)
Woodstock Music Festival co-producer Micael Lang
NEW YORK - AUGUST 13: Woodstock Music Festival co-producer Micael Lang attends a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock at the at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC on August 13, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Meat Loaf
American rock singer Meat Loaf performing, circa 1977. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Louie Anderson
LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 15: Comedian/actor Louie Anderson performs his stand-up comedy routine inside Rocks Lounge at the Red Rock Resort on September 15, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Howard Hesseman
NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Actor Howard Hesseman arrives at the MOMA Celebration of the Films of Alexander Payne at The Gramercy Theatre February 25, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 19: Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst arrives at the 2019 NHL Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Mark Lanegan
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 31: Singer Mark Lanegan performs onstage during the 8th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit at Club Nokia on May 31, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The MusiCares MAP Fund benefit raises resources for the MusiCares MAP Fund, which provides members of the music community access to addiction recovery treatment. More information at musicares.org. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)
Gary Brooker
English singer, songwriter, and pianist Gary Brooker performing live, UK, 2nd January 1976. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ivan Reitman
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: Ivan Reitman attends the GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE World Premiere on November 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures)
Traci Braxton
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 23: Traci Braxton visits Build at Build Studio on August 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
William Hurt
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Actor William Hurt attends The World Premiere of Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" at Dolby Theatre on April 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney)
Scott Hall
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 23: Wrestler Scott Hall from "The Resurrection of Jake The Snake Roberts" poses for a portrait at the Village at the Lift Presented by McDonald's McCafe during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2015 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
Taylor Hawkins
MALIBU, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 02: Drummer Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters performs onstage during the One Love Malibu Festival at King Gillette Ranch on December 02, 2018 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for ABA)
Tom Parker of The Wanted
WESTWOOD, CA - MAY 28: Tom Parker of The Wanted performs at the Viewing Party For The Premiere Of E! Networks' "The Wanted Life" at W Westwood on May 28, 2013 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Gilbert Gottfried
onstage during the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr at Hollywood Palladium on August 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
Robert Morse
arrives at The Paley Center For Media's PaleyFest 2014 Honoring "Mad Men" at Dolby Theatre on March 21, 2014 in Hollywood, California.
Madeleine Albright
WASHINGTON - MAY 05: Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks about her newly released book at the National Press Club May 5, 2006 in Washington DC. Albright's book about the role of God and religion in relation to current politics is titled "The Mighty and the Almighty". (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Naomi Judd
<> at Down One Bourbon Bar on October 12, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Alan White, drummer for Yes
onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT
Andy Fletcher, keyboardist/co-founder of Depeche Mode
MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 15: Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode performs the at American Airlines Arena on September 15, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
Alec John Such, original Bon Jovi bassist
performs during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.
James Caan
from "Henry's Crime" poses for a portrait during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in Guess Portrait Studio at Hyatt Regency Hotel on September 14, 2010 in Toronto, Canada.
Tony Sirico
NEW YORK - APRIL 14: Actor Tony Sirico attends the HBO Films' "You Don't Know Jack" premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on April 14, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Ivana Trump
(Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY - SEPTEMBER 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of #455504994 with alternate crop.) (L-R) Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, Eric Trump and Lara Yunaska attend The Eric Trump 8th Annual Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club Westchester on September 15, 2014 in Briarcliff Manor, New York. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
William Hart, Lead Singer Of The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group The Delfonics, 20th March 1968. From left to right, they are Wilbert Hart, William 'Poogie' Hart and Randy Cain. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Paul Sorvino
Tony Dow
Bill Russell
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 21: Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Russell attends a game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Lynx 79-74. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Nichelle Nichols
(Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: Actress Nichelle Nichols (R) and son Kyle Johnson attend the Nichelle Nichols Finale Celebration during 2021 Los Angeles Comic Con at Los Angeles Convention Center on December 05, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)
Olivia Newton-John
Cole Bennetts/Getty ImagesJoe E. Tata (Nat from Beverly Hills, 90210)
MALIBU, CA - AUGUST 23: Actor Joe E. Tata arrives at the premiere party for the CW Network's "90210" on August 23, 2008 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev & American President Ronald Reagan pose together in the White House library, Washington DC, December 8, 1987. (Photo by White House Photos/Getty Images)
Bernard Shaw
NEW YORK-SEPTEMBER 10: Anchorman Bernard Shaw attends the 23rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards on September 10, 2002 at the Mariott Marquis Hotel in New York City. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II
CHICHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Queen Elizabeth II is seen at the Chichester Theatre while visiting West Sussex on November 30, 2017 in Chichester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Ken Starr
Washington, Dc - August 17, 1998 (665128) Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr Leaves The White House After Questioning Clinton On The Lewinsky Affair. (Photo By Pool/Getty Images)
Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest')
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 05: Actress Louise Fletcher attends the premiere reception for Showtime's "Shameless" Season 2 at Haus Los Angeles on January 5, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Coolio
BROOKLYN, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Rapper Coolio performs at 90sFEST Pop Culture and Music Festival on September 12, 2015 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for 90sFEST)
Wrestling icon Antonio Inoki
TOKYO - JULY 14: Professional wrestler Antonio Inoki attends the "Kung Fu Panda" Japan Premiere at Shinjuku Piccadilly on July 14, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open on July 26 in Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
Sacheen Littlefeather
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 17: Sacheen Littlefeather on stage at AMPAS Presents An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Loretta Lynn
NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 19: Loretta Lynn performs during the 16th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference at Ascend Amphitheater on September 19, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music)
Angela Lansbury
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 2: (U.S. TABS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Actress Angela Lansbury attends the cocktail party for the "CBS at 75" television gala at the Hammerstein Ballroom November 2, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
Robbie Coltrane
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Actor Robbie Coltrane attends the World Premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 at Trafalgar Square on July 7, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Leslie Jordan
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 12: Leslie Jordan attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for GLAAD)
Jerry Lee Lewis
10th June 1958: The 'Killer', rock 'n' roll legend, singer and pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, in London whilst on tour. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Julie Powell
NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: Author Julie Powell attends a screening of "Julie and Julia" at the Paley Center For Media on August 4, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
Jeff Cook of Alabama
INDIO, CA - APRIL 27: Musician Jeff Cook of Alabama performs onstage during the Stagecoach Country Music Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on April 27, 2012 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Kevin Conroy
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 04: Actor Kevin Conroy speaks during 2021 Los Angeles Comic Con at Los Angeles Convention Center on December 04, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images)
Dan McCafferty of Nazareth
Scottish singer Dan McCafferty of the hard rock band Nazareth in concert at the Great British Music Festival at Olympia, London, January 1976. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John Aniston
WESTWOOD, CA - MAY 22: (L-R) Actor John Aniston and daughter actor Jennifer Aniston attend the after party following the world premiere of Universal Pictures "The Break-Up" at the Napa Grille on May 22, 2006 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)
Jason David Frank
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Jason David Frank of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers attends the Saban's Power Rangers Legacy Wars tournament at New York Comic Con 2017 - Day 1 on October 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images for Saban Brands)
Irene Cara
Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) performs at a graduation ceremony in a scene from 'Fame', directed by Alan Parker, 1980. (Photo by United Artists/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Christine McVie
English singer, songwriter and keyboardist Christine McVie, UK, 13th June 1980. (Photo by Davidson/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Wilko Johnson
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Wilko Johnson arrives at the Q Awards 2010 at Grosvenor House Hotel on October 25, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Gaylord Perry
COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 26: Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry waves to the crowd as he is introduced at Clark Sports Center during the 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 26, 2009 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Brad William Henke
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 20: Brad William Henke attends Entertainment Weekly's Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees Celebration sponsored by Maybelline New York at Chateau Marmont on January 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Bob McGrath of 'Sesame Street'
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 10: Sesame Street cast member and film subject Bob McGrath attends a special screening of the HBO Documentary Film "Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street" at Symphony Space on December 10, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO)
Kirstie Alley
NEW YORK - MARCH 17: Actress Kirstie Alley attends the premiere of "The Runaways" at Landmark Sunshine Cinema on March 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Mills Lane
1991: Boxing referee Mills Lane tends to a boxerMandatory Credit: Ken Levine /Allsport
Dorothy Pitman Hughes
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Journalist Gloria Steinem (L) and author Dorothy Pitman Hughes attend Ms. Foundation For Women 2016 Gloria Awards Gala at The Pierre Hotel on April 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Ms. Foundation For Women)
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 16: Stephen "tWitch" Boss attends 2022 Fox Upfront on May 16, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Billie Moore
Billie Moore, Head Coach for the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins during the NCAA Pac-10 Conference college basketball game against the Washington State Cougars on 3rd March 1991 at the Pauley Pavilion, Westwood, California, United States. (Photo by Gary Newkirk/Allsport/Getty Images)
Dino Danelli
Drummer Dino Danelli of American band Bulldog, USA, 6th September 1972. He is a former member of the Rascals. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Ray Liotta
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 09: Ray Liotta attends the "Alex of Venice" Premiere on September 9, 2014 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Vin Scully
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 21: Retired Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, left speaks during a pregame ceremony honoring language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin inducting him into the Dodger Stadium Ring of Honor at Dodger Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
Terry Hall
BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 25: Terry Hall of The Specials performs on stage during the Splendour in the Grass festival at Belongil Fields on July 25, 2009 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 30: Mixed martial artist Stephan Bonnar arrives at the Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort November 30, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Pele
BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 02: Soccer Legend Pele Visits Olympic Stadium in Barcelona on September 2, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Getty Images for Pele)
Vivienne Westwood
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 01: Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood walks the runway during the Vivienne Westwood show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 on March 1, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
