VIDEO: Watch THE VIEW Hosts of the Past & Present Honor Barbara Walters In Special Tribute Episode
Walters passed away on Friday, December 30.
By: Michael Major Jan. 03, 2023
The View celebrated the television icon and its creator, executive producer and co-host, Barbara Walters TODAY after her death on Friday, December 30.
Homes across the country welcomed the broadcast legend throughout her unparalleled career that spanned six decades. The original panel, Joy Behar, Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopolous, and Star Jones reflected on her legendary interviews, unforgettable moments from "The View."
The episode also featured current co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hoston, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farrah Griffin, plus other former co-hosts including Sherri Shepherd, Elizabeth Hasselback, and Lisa Ling.
The special celebrates the best of Walters on "The View," from unexpected moments to her fierce journalistic instincts, and looks back on her emotional final days as co-host, including her last episode where 25 female journalists surprised the woman who led the way.
And finally, in her own words Walters says goodbye to the show she created. The closing shot featured a spotlight on a director's chair with Walters' name on it.
Watch the complete The View panel discuss Barbara Walters' legacy here:
"THE REASON WHY WE'RE ALL SITTING HERE": #WhoopiGoldberg, @joyvbehar, @sunny, @sarahaines and @alyssafarah reflect on Barbara Walters and how she broke through the glass ceiling. https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/k4BsP1WfK3
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
Watch Joy Behar honor Barbara Walters here:
.@JoyVBehar on Barbara Walters: "She very much defied sexism and she defied ageism. She went right into the jaws of the lion."
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
"She was the original role model for everybody else." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/T9wl5ityl9
Watch Whoopi Goldberg look back on meeting Barbara Walters here:
#WhoopiGoldberg reflects on meeting Barbara Walters for the first time and shares how they both bonded over motherhood while balancing demanding careers.
"It was really an audition for 20 years later to come hang out [on #TheView]." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/No0WAD1ZmD- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
Watch the original The View co-hosts reunite to honor Barbara Walters:
Watch Lisa Ling and Sherri Shepherd honor Barbara Walters here:
Watch Elizabeth Hasselback discuss her time working with Barbara Walters here:
Watch a montage of Barbara Walters' best moments on The View here:
Watch Barbara Walters' final moments on The View here:
Hear Meredith Vieira honor Walters here:
.@MeredithVieira reflects on her time with Barbara Walters and shares why she calls her job offer to moderate 'The View' a gift.
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
"I was lucky to be selected and [#TheView] opened the door to so many opportunities for me." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/CTJDnNBk9u
Watch female journalists surprise Walters during her final episode of The View in 2014 here:
"THIS IS MY LEGACY!": See the historic moment Oprah Winfrey and 25 female journalists honored Barbara Walters as she retired from @TheView in May 2014. https://t.co/cVclFZQU98 pic.twitter.com/jZ825o7Qul
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
Watch Sunny Hostin discuss how Barbara Walters impacted her career here:
.@Sunny Hostin shares about her time with Barbara Walters: "She validated my opinion." https://t.co/cVclFZQU98 pic.twitter.com/gVMLQNqTyg
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
Watch original The View panelist Debbie Matanopoulos discuss working alongside Barbara so early in her career here:
"She single-handedly changed my life," former #TheView co-host Debbie Matenopoulos says of Barbara Walters.
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
"It was like taking a masterclass in journalism with the most ... well-respected, well-renowned female journalist in history. It was unbelievable." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/OdANyCJ0vh
Watch Sara Haines pay her respect to Barbara Walters here:
.@SaraHaines on #BarbaraWalters: "You see what set her apart, her ability to strike that tone between curiosity, compassion, humanity."
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
"I will forever be honored and grateful that she made a table for all of us." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/Nm5qBhT4sf
Watch Alyssa Farrah Griffin discuss how Barbara Walters opened the door for women in journalism here:
.@AlyssaFarah on #BarbaraWalters and how she opened the door for women in TV journalism: "In every sense of the word, she was a pioneer and broke the original glass ceiling." https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/u5PSlEJLuI
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
Watch original The View co-host discuss her memories on and off screen with Barbara Walters here:
"If you wanted to know the tea, Barbara Walters had it."
- The View (@TheView) January 3, 2023
Former #TheView co-host @StarJonesEsq looks back on the fun she had with the television icon. https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/qOdUd6ufMT
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