Barbara Walters retires from on-air work for 'The View' on ABC
After 17 seasons, 3,811 shows and 10 different female panelists, Barbara Walters said farewell to live daily television with her final co-host appearance on ''The View,'' the daytime program she created for ABC.
Walters will continue to be an active part of "The View" in her role as executive producer along with executive producer Bill Geddie, her producing partner of more than 25 years.
The special weeklong event "ABC: A Barbara Celebration" kicked off live on Monday as "The View" honored the broadcast legend during her final days as co-host. Follow the conversation all week long #celebratebarbara.
It was also "Deja View" when, for the first time in television history, all 11 co-hosts of "The View," past and present, shared the same stage Thursday. Journalist Meredith Vieira, lawyer Star Jones, comedian Joy Behar, television personality Debbie Matenopoulos, journalist Lisa Ling, comedian Rosie O'Donnell, and talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck joined Sherri Shepherd, Jenny McCarthy, Whoopi Goldberg and Walters. Follow the conversation at #theviewreunion.
The week concludes Friday, a day New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially declared "Barbara Walters Day," with two monumental surprises, and Barbara's final words on "The View." Additionally, "Good Morning America" "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," "The Chew," "General Hospital" and "World News with Diane Sawyer" are among the shows scheduled to join the celebration honoring the broadcast legend throughout the day.
Visit the official show website for continued coverage of the best Barbara Walters moments from "The View," daily updates, news & information, video clips, exclusive celebrity montages, photo galleries and more http://abc.go.com/shows/the-view/news/view-news/abc-a-barbara-celebration
