Barbara Walters was married four times to three men

May 2024 · 2 minute read

As a segment producer and writer for women’s interest topics on The Today Show in the early 1960s, Walters launched her career.

As a result of her success with viewers, Walters began to appear on the show more frequently, and in 1974 she was promoted to co-host, making history as the first woman to occupy such a position on an American news program.

She continued to pave the way for women in broadcasting in 1976 when she joined Harry Reasoner as the first female co-anchor of a network evening news show on ABC Evening News. Walters served as a producer and co-host for the ABC news magazine 20/20 from 1979 to 2004.

Who are Barbara Walters’ ex-husbands?

Walters wed three different men a total of four times. Robert Henry Katz, a business executive and a lieutenant in the Navy was her first spouse. On June 20, 1955, they got hitched at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

According to reports, the marriage was dissolved eleven months later, in 1957. Lee Guber, a theater owner, and producer, was her second spouse. On December 8, 1963, they were wed, and they got divorced in 1976.

The CEO of Lorimar Television, Merv Adelson, was her third husband. 1981 saw their marriage and 1984 saw their divorce. They got remarried in 1986 and went through a second divorce in 1992.

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