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'The View' paid tribute to Barbara Walters, the trailblazing newswoman who, by creating the veteran Emmy-winning ABC talk show, brought more seats to the table for women in television.

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00:00We have to give the woman a lot of credit. She was not just a friend to us, but she was really

00:04one of a kind and very important to the industry, I think.

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00:12in all categories, including Best Picture. The View paid tribute to the late Barbara Walters

00:17with its first episode of the new year. Walters, the trailblazing newswoman who co-created The

00:22View, died December 30th at the age of 93. On Tuesday, the ABC talk show dedicated its hour

00:28to remembering Walters' life and legacy with both the current and past hosts who shared

00:33the table with her. Walters launched The View at age 68 and spent 17 years on the show before

00:38her 2014 departure and retirement from journalism. Joy Behar called her the original role model

00:44for women in TV news. She very much defied sexism and she defied ageism. She went right into the

00:51jaws of the lion right there. Sunny Hostin said Walters always validated her opinion and Alyssa

00:58Farrah Griffith called her a trailblazer and a pioneer. Meanwhile, Sarah Haynes shared this.

01:03For someone who gets paid to talk, what she did so well was listen.

01:07Debbie Matinopoulos, who was on the original panel with Walters, opened up about how the

01:12iconic journalist, quote, single-handedly changed her life.

01:15It was like taking a master class in journalism with the most, like, well-respected,

01:24well-renowned female journalist in history. And Star Jones, who was also on the show's

01:29original panel, remembered how Walters was behind the scenes, saying she always told the

01:34best stories. We got to dish with this woman in ways that other people will never, ever

01:39appreciate it. She was the best gossiper. She had all the change. She was really the best

01:46gossiper. For more on this story and more on Barbara Walters' life and career, go to THR.com.

01:53For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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