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The originalViewco-hosts reunited to pay tribute to their mentor.
Celebrated journalistBarbara Walters has diedat age 93.
Walters established herself as a journalism icon overher groundbreaking 50-year career.
From co-anchoring theABC Evening News, she went on to produce and co-host the long-running newsmagazine20/20.
Later, she created, produced, and co-hostedThe Viewbefore finally retiring in 2014.
Iger wasnt the only one to celebrate Walters and her impact.
Jones remembered her as the best gossiper, recalling some of their most juicy conversations.
Matenopoulos said Walters single-handedly changed her life.
She was tough on me, but I appreciated it because I learned everything from her, she said.
It was like taking a masterclass in journalism.
I didnt like the way she was talking to Barbara.
You dont talk to Barbara like that!
Finally, the shows current moderator and longtime panelist Whoopi Goldberg celebrated Walters historic impact on the media world.
The industry had to respect her, she said.
She did not allow them not to respect her.
Like all firsts, shes the first, and there are many of us duplicates.
But there will never be another Barbara Walters.
On Twitter, countless celebrities, colleagues, and fans paid tribute to the late journalist.
Numerous figures from the world of sports and entertainment also applauded Walters.
Several celebrities shared their experiences being interviewed by Walters.
Oprah Winfrey an icon herself shared her tributeon Instagram.
This article was originally published onDec.
