Unfortunately, the Hollywood Reporter has just announced that groundbreaking newswoman Barbara Walters, renowned for her in-depth television interviews with celebrities and world figures, passed away yesterday evening in her New York home. She was 93.

Walters is most famous for becoming the first female co-host of The Today Show, the first evening news anchorwoman in broadcast history, and for co-creating as well as co-hosting The View from 1997 to 2014. She was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989, given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2000, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Among her many exclusive and iconic interviews, Walters is best known for conversing with Peter Rodger, the father of mass shooter Elliot Rodger who killed seven UC Santa Barbara students in 2014, as well as every sitting president from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Walters made history on October 4, 1976, when she joined Harry Reasoner (60 Minutes, World News Tonight) as co-anchor of the underdog news program, ABC Evening News after a thirteen year stint co-hosting for The Today Show.

Some other famous interviews which Walters is best known for include speaking with the likes of stars such as Fred Astaire, Ingrid Bergman, Truman Capote, Mamie Eisenhower, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Candice Bergen, Diana Ross, Monica Seles, Michael Jackson, Roseanne Barr, Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, George Clooney, Kate Gosselin, and even Honey Boo-Boo, to name just a few.

As written by the Hollywood Reporter, Walters was often asked throughout her career what it takes for a woman to get ahead in the world of entertainment, to which she would reply, “Just work harder than everybody. You are not going to get it by whining. You are not going to get it by shouting. You are not going to get it by quitting. You are going to get it by being there. I think that’s what happened with me.”

Friends and admirers alike have taken to social media to pay their respects to Walters. She is survived by her daughter Jacqueline Guber, though it’s safe to say that she will also be missed by her endless scores of fans and followers.

Deb & I are so sad that Barbara Walters passed away. She was a trail blazer, wickedly funny, generous, open hearted and a good friend. She also gave some
of the most memorable dinner parties we’ve ever been to. Get ready heaven, Barbara’s coming to spice things up. @Deborra_lee pic.twitter.com/pQfLSG5m7a

— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) December 31, 2022

In 1988, Oprah told Barbara Walters that she studied + copied her mannerisms for a TV audition. Barbara would look up/down, so Oprah looked up/down…but she didn’t know that Barbara was ~actually~ just looking at the notecards on her lap. Oprah got the job anyway.

An icon. RIP pic.twitter.com/RM9f73d8Vs

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) December 31, 2022