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Newscasters (Female) -
The first female newscaster on a network news program was the Barbara
Walters. She signed a $5 million/5 year contract with ABC television as the
news evening anchorwoman on April 22, 1976. She co-hosted THE ABC EVENING
NEWS with Harry Reasoner from 1976-78.
Over the years, Walters has hosted a variety of BARBARA
WALTERS' SPECIALS where she interviewed prominent politicians and
celebrities. She also co-hosted the ABC magazine of the air program 20/20
with Hugh Downs beginning in 1981.
Barbara Walters began in the 1950s on the NBC network
morning TODAY program where was one of the "Today Girls" who were bits of
fluff that pointed at weather maps. Comedian Gilda Radner later parodied
Walters on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in skits featuring a lisping journalist
called Ba Ba Wawa.
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