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Barbara Walters Calling It Quits, Friends Say

Veteran is 'burned out,' doesn't want to extend ABC deal past summer

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 25, 2009 9:44 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Barbara Walters intends to retire when her contract is up this summer, sources tell the National Enquirer. Though ABC would apparently like to keep the veteran interviewer, Walters, 79, is “burned out,” and wants to spend more time with her boyfriend. “I don’t want to be 80 and working the phones to land an interview with one of the nobodies who pass for celebrities today,” Walters told one friend.

 

Barbara Walters speaks during the Glamour Women of the Year awards Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 in New York.
Barbara Walters speaks during the Glamour Women of the Year awards Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
In this 2008 file photo, TV personality Barbara Walters participates in a panel discussion featuring the hosts of ABC's The View at the Paley Center for Media, in New York.
In this 2008 file photo, TV personality Barbara Walters participates in a panel discussion featuring the hosts of ABC's "The View" at the Paley Center for Media, in New York.   (AP Photo)
Barbara Walters arrives to the Broadway opening of Billy Elliot The Musical, Nov. 13, 2008.
Barbara Walters arrives to the Broadway opening of Billy Elliot The Musical, Nov. 13, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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sache
Mar 25, 2009 8:34 AM CDT
The women of the View can be annoying , loud & rude. They can also be very interesting. The View is no better or worst than a lot of talk shows. I'm not a regular View watcher but i'm sure there are other shows that deserve cancellation before the View.
jaguarj
Mar 25, 2009 4:11 AM CDT
Yah...they need to can the whole show...none of them have anything to offer.
DeniseVB
Mar 25, 2009 3:26 AM CDT
She lost a lot of cred with me for The View. Those women have never had an opinion that didn't make my skin crawl. Ugh.

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