Barbara Walters, a pioneer as TV newsB次元官网网址� first woman superstar, has died, according to ABC B次元官网网址. She was 93.

Her cause of death was not immediately known. Other details, such as where she died, were not immediately released.

Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented $1 million annual salary.

During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, WaltersB次元官网网址� exclusive interviews with the famous and powerful brought her celebrity status that ranked with theirs.

Her drive was legendary as she competed for each big B次元官网网址済etB次元官网网址� in a world jammed with more and more rivals, including female journalists who had followed on the trail that she blazed.

As a highly successful side venture, she created and appeared on a daytime ABC talk show, B次元官网网址淭he View.B次元官网网址� In May 2014, she taped her final appearance on B次元官网网址淭he ViewB次元官网网址� to mark the end of her career on television, but she hosted occasional specials after that.

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