“She knew what it meant to work harder than anyone else in the room just to be considered an equal. Maybe that’s why she demanded so much from those around her.”
Vieira revealed how Walters could at times be “intimidating,” but the TV trailblazer also knew how to be “funny” and spew “naughty jokes.”
Vieira was the original moderator for “The View” from 1997–2006, before going on to host “Today” and The former “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” “The View” hosts Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck present an award at the 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2004.She continued about ABC News icon: “But her intensity could also be intimidating … like flying too close to the sun. If Barbara was upset with you, she let you know in no uncertain terms. And then the words ‘Oh Darling’ would spring from her lips and the matter was closed.
“Barbara was funny and sexy and in those moments, she owned it,” she concluded. “Thank you for clearing the path forward. We may all follow in your footsteps. But no one will ever fill your heels.”paid a heartfelt tribute to WaltersCurrent moderator Goldberg, 67, began: “The reason why we’re all sitting here, if not for her I don’t know where most of us would be.”
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