in 1976. fenton monahan, reports, it has been an absolutely joy ho, the warning, challenging, fascinating, and occasionally bumpy ride and i wouldn't change a thing, a trailblazer for women in journalism. when barbara walters started out at and b. c . in the early 19 sixty's, women struggled to be taken seriously in the newsroom. but in the years that followed, she built her name as one of the most revered figures in american journalism. one, when you tell me that i entered the field of journalism, i went to school to study all night. that's my legacy. that makes me cry. that's last year when he was women, when i began with walters, made headlines herself in 1976. when she became america's 1st female network news anchor, it came with an unprecedented $1000000.00 salary. but if you were in charge of the defense, did it just get away from you? what happened? already a household name, her heart hitting interviews with president, royalty, and pop culture icons solidified her place as a star in the world of news. walters became a fixture and b, c for the next 4 decades. oh, as her stature grew