NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters plans to retire next year, ending a television career that made her a trailblazer in news and daytime TV.
Walters is 83. She was hospitalised earlier this year after taking a fall in Washington and for a case of the chickenpox. She created the daytime show "The View" and appears on it semi-regularly as one of the hosts.
Walters was the first woman to anchor a network evening newscast and is known for her celebrity interviews.
Someone who works closely with Walters says the plan is for her to retire in May 2014 after a series of special programmes saluting her career. The person was not authorised to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity.
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Walters was the first woman to anchor a network evening newscast and is known for her celebrity interviews.