
Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Katie Couric and other celebrities pay tribute to the late Barbara Walters
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Celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Katie Couric and many others paid tribute to Barbara Walters following her death at the age of 93.
Renowned for her interviewing skills, Walters hosted the primetime news program "20/20" and created the women's talk show "The View." Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to ashley.hume@fox.com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume
After the news of her death broke on Friday night, fellow TV icon Winfrey paid tribute to Walters on Twitter, whom she credited with paving the way for herself and other female journalists. A post shared by Oprah (@oprah) A post shared by Katie Couric (@katiecouric) A post shared by Rosie O’Donnell (@rosie)
"Without Barbara Walters there wouldn’t have been me—nor any other woman you see on evening, morning, and daily news," the former talk show host wrote on Instagram, sharing a throwback photo of herself with Walters.