American journalist Barbara Walters, the first woman to anchor a nightly newscast in the United States, passed away - yesterday, Friday - at the age of 93.

"Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones, lived her life without regret, and was a pioneer not only for female journalists but for all women," according to a statement released by Cindy Berger, a spokeswoman for Walters.

A journey full of giving

Barbara was born in Boston, USA, on September 25, 1929.

In 1974, Walters co-hosted a morning show on NBC, an experience Walters described 40 years later as a "failure," saying, "My co-host didn't want a (female) partner, nor did the audience."

In 1976, Walters was the first woman to anchor the ABC Evening News, earning an unprecedented $1 million a year in salary.

After 3 years, Walters participated in the program "20/20", and in 1997 she launched the program "The View".

During her journalistic career, Walters has interviewed every US president, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

She also met Russian President Vladimir Putin, the late singer Michael Jackson, and the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Indian government, Indira Gandhi.

Walters also interviewed foreign leaders such as the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and Egyptian Anwar Sadat, Cuban leaders Fidel Castro and the Dalai Lama, and other celebrities such as actor Bette Davis and actress Angelina Jolie.

The deceased achieved fame in the world of American news, especially the daily program "The View", which she launched in 1997 on "ABC".

She won 12 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Series and Program, and in 2000 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

And when Walters left ABC in 2014, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made sure to come along to share that moment and pay her respects for the role Walters played in bringing women journalists to television.

After a busy life that spanned more than 50 years of working on the screen, Walters, the TV star, invited viewers in 2014 with the phrase “see you soon” in French, and she was 84 years old at the time.