Barbara Walters, one of the world's most respected journalists, has died at the age of 93.
In a career stretching back to the early 1960s, Walters became the most recognised and respected news anchor on US television, interviewing every President from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama.
In 1974 she became the first female to co-host an American news show on NBC's The Today Show, but spent most of her career with rival ABC, hosting 20/20 and the ABC Evening News.
Walters also created the now-staple talkshow The View, which she co-hosted from its inception in 1997 until her retirement in 2014.
According to TMZ, Walters died at her home in New York on Friday evening with loved ones around her.
Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, said: "Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself.
"She was a one-of-a-kind reporter who landed many of the most important interviews of our time, from heads of state and leaders of regimes to the biggest celebrities and sports icons.
"I had the pleasure of calling Barbara a colleague for more than three decades, but more importantly, I was able to call her a dear friend."
Walters is survived by her daughter Jacqueline.
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