Barbara Walters, Today Show host, 1976
Must Know
American broadcast journalist and host, among the first female television personalities. Walters was born in Boston to parents of Polish origin. Her father was an entertainment and club producer and manager. In 1961, after a short stint as a journalist assistant and CBS reporter, she joined NBC’s The Today Show as reporter and researcher. Within a year she became a reporter in charge of the research and edit of her assignments. Walters hosted several news and talk shows. Among her many interviewees were Boris Yeltsin, Indira Gandhi and Hussein of Jordan.
More Info
American Television
Many creators and actors in leading American TV shows and series are Jewish. These shows and series deal at times with Jews or Jewish identity and culture.
The names appearing here are those of the Jewish creators, actors or producers who participated in the series and shows that appear to your right.
Barbra Walters hosting the Today Show, 1976.
