Veteran journalist and The View creator Barbara Walters dies aged 93

Barbara Walters, who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died aged 93 (Steven Senne/AP)

Barbara Walters, who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died aged 93.

The death was announced by her network ABC on air Friday night.