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How Barbara Walters Broke Ground for Women in TV News
TVC 601.2: TV Confidential pays tribute to Barbara Walters, the pioneering news woman who, long before hosting The View, broke ground for women in television, first as host of The Today Show then as the anchor of The ABC Evening News and host of 20/20. This segment includes a clip from our January 2012 conversation with Steve Battaglio, author of Six Decades of America's Favorite Morning Show, on how Walters went from being a writer on The Today Show to a permanent on-air fixture, and our May 2011 conversation with Emmy Award-winning talk show host and game show host Jim Peck. Jim not only…
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