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- Show airs on ABC on Thursday, December 4th at 10/9c
- 2008 Most Fascinating People: Tom Cruise, Tina Fey, Rush Limbaugh, Frank Langella, Miley Cyrus, Thomas Beatie, Sarah Palin, Will Smith and Michael Phelps.
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Each year, Barbara Walters interviews the ten people she finds to be the "most fascinating" in a television special. The first nine participants are always released before the program and the #1 most fascinating person is revealed in an extended interview during the program.
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Barbara Walters Fast Facts
- Born: September 25, 1929
- Received B.A. in English from Sarah Lawrence College in 1953
- Most known for her role as co-host of the ABC newsmagazine, 20/20, a position she has held since 1984
- Co-owner, co-executive producer, and co-host of ABC talk show The View
- First woman to co-anchor an evening news program
- Imitated on Saturday Night Live by Gilda Radner in 1970s
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Edward Brooke Affair
In 2008, Walters admitted on The Oprah Winfrey Show to having a lengthy affair in the 1970s with then-married Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke, a man whom she said she was "infatuated" with and who was "exciting" and "brilliant."Huffington Post: Walters Admists Affair with Seantor (May 1, 2008)About Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters is an American broadcast journalist who appears regularly on The View and 20/20. Walters has interviewed hundreds of the most prominent celebrities and newsmakers over the past thirty years and is often sought out by publicists for her personal and engaging style.Early Career
Walters began her career in broadcasting in 1961 as a writer for the NBC morning program, The Today Show. After rising through the ranks at the increasingly popular morning program, she became the show's co-anchor in 1974. In 1976 she was named co-host of the ABC Evening News along with Harry Reasoner and became the first female co-anchor of an evening news program in American history.Life
Walter has been married (and divorced) three times, and is rarely shy about her private life. In the 1970s, she dated future Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.-
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Barbara Walters Questions
Whats the best beach in or around Santa Barbara? 2 AnswersHere is the description of the beaches in Santa Barbara you can choose the one that suits you: East Beach (E. Cabrillo Blvd) is the large stretch of sand along ... read more
When you answer questions at Mahalo, who do you most model your attitude like? 5 AnswersWhen I answer a Mahalo question, I think my attitude is a combination of Judge Judy's attitude and Oprah's attitude. I am like the two of them together. read more
What do you guys think of the Barbara E. case? 2 AnswersHmm. I can kind of understand both sides, though I choose to side with Barbara. "That case was decided on Tuesday, with a Bundesarbeitsgericht (state labor cour... read more
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Just finished watching the Barbara Walters intrvw with Palin. I can't peg this woman
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@kdpaine What are the "Walkies Girls?" Women from Mountain states who talk like Barbara Walters?
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RT @rtsadvocate: 1977, Barbara Walters, TV's 1st female nightly news anchor, conducted interview Israel PM Begin & Egypt's Sadat. #history
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Let's all be happy for our dear Oprah. She can visit with us via tv specials the way Barbara Walters does -- perhaps more frequently!
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RT @rtsadvocate: 1977, Barbara Walters, TV's 1st female nightly news anchor, conducted interview Israel PM Begin & Egypt's Sadat. #history
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