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Matea Gold

Barbara Walters dies at 93; news anchor broke the boy’s club of network television

Barbara Walters, the first woman to break up the all-male club of network television anchors and one of the last remaining megastars in broadcast news who deftly coaxed world leaders and celebrities alike into revealing their secrets and deepest fears, has died, according to ABC News, her longtime employer.

Seemingly indefatigable through her long career, Walters died at the age of 93.

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, and Walters’ former boss, announced on Twitter that Walters died Friday evening at her home in New York.

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