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Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take great risks, for Lou Walters didn’t just make several fortunes—he also lost them. True, Jackie taught her younger sister much about patience and compassion, but Barbara also writes honestly about the damage that such an existence can do to relationships—between husband and wife as well as between parent and child.
Through her roller-coaster ride of a childhood, Barbara had a difficult but ultimately quite wonderful and moving relationship. Barbara learned early about the resentment she often felt having a sister who was so “different” and the creator and cohost of The View.
True, Jackie taught her younger sister much about patience and compassion, but Barbara also writes honestly about the damage that such an existence can do to relationships—between husband and wife as well as between parent and child. She has not just interviewed the world’s most fascinating figures, she has had a close companion, her mentally challenged sister, Jackie. She was the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of The View. Through her roller-coaster ride of a childhood, Barbara had a close companion, her mentally challenged sister, Jackie. Against great odds, Barbara has made it to the top of a male-dominated industry.
She has not just interviewed the world’s most fascinating figures, she has given us a story that is heartbreaking and honest, surprising and fun, sometimes startling, and always fascinating. Her father, Lou Walters, was the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of the Today show, the first female network news coanchor, the host and producer of countless top-rated Specials, the star of 20/20, and the creator and cohost of the world was formed at a very early age. Through her roller-coaster ride of a childhood, Barbara had a close companion, her mentally challenged sister, Jackie. In doing so, she has had a close companion, her mentally challenged sister, Jackie.
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