Barbara Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the ABC newsmagazine program 20/20, co-hosting the ABC morning news program The View, and hosting the ABC evening news program, ABC Evening News. Walters was the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program, and the first woman to co-host a network news program. She has received numerous awards throughout her career, including Daytime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.