Barbara Walters, the published journalist whose spectacular profession spanned over 60 years, has died, in line with ABC Information. She was 93 years previous. 

Bob Iger—the CEO of the Walt Disney Firm, which owns ABC, Walters’ longtime employer—stated she died Dec. 30 at her house in New York. 

“Barbara was a real legend, a pioneer not only for ladies in journalism however for journalism itself,” Iger tweeted. “She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed lots of crucial interviews of our time, from heads of state and leaders of regimes to the most important celebrities and sports activities icons.”

He added, “I had the pleasure of calling Barbara a colleague for greater than three many years, however extra importantly, I used to be capable of name her a pricey buddy.”

Though her literary profession, which included writing for Redbook Journal, started early because the Nineteen Fifties, Walters’ first tv look was as a “At this time Woman” on the At this time present, the place she ascended to reporter-at-large inside only a yr. In 1974, as co-host of the morning program, Walters grew to become the primary lady to carry that specific title for an American information present.