On the evening of April 22, 1976, Harry Reasoner, the anchor of the ABC Evening News, had a big announcement for his audience. He was getting a co-anchor ... and it was a woman! Barbara Walters would join him as the first female to anchor a network evening news program.
HISTORY’s Moment in Media: Barbara Walters' Made Headlines on the Evening News
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