Tune in for Barbara Walters' Best of the Very Best on SIRIUS Radio

Barbara Walters announced another interview special earlier this afternoon on The View. Beginning today on channel 102 of SIRIUS radio, Barbara Walters' "Best of the Very Best" will air. The schedule blocks Walters' show for Mondays at 6:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET. The first showing is the 6:00 a.m.

To launch her debut on SIRIUS, Walters will be showing a "Leading Ladies" sequence. The sequence will include interviews with Audrey Hepburn, Diane Keaton, and Sophia Loren. Addressed in each of these interviews are questions about the individual lady's love life, among other things. All of the interviews are taken from Walters' 30 years of television specials.

In addition to the weekly radio show, regular shows will air from time to time, the next being February 19 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET. In these shows, Walters will answer live questions from listeners all over the country. Tune in to SIRIUS radio for the latest news on Walters' specials.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 25, 1929, Walters was constantly surrounded by celebrities due to her father's profession. A Broadway producer, he also opened a famous chain of nightclubs. She went on to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College, and graduated with a B.A. in English.

She began her television career doing writing and research, and was able to climb her way to the top. In 1976, Barbara Walters made history as the first female anchor on ABC's Evening News.

She has interviewed more celebrities and politicians than any other person in history, and has become one of the most prominent people in television. Most of her celebrity interviews have received top rating, and include every president since Richard Nixon, the Dalai Lama, Boris Yeltzen, Fidel Castro, and a variety of film and television stars.

She has never been afraid of a touch interview, but has been criticized for occasionally being soft. Most of her critics cite her ability to get the hard interview, but not ask the tough questions, a reason for frustration. Her current project is ABC's, The View, which airs daily at 11:00 a.m. ET, and surely does not stray from the controversial.

Walters will now join the likes of Howard Stern in embracing SIRIUS radio. Other personalities on SIRIUS satellite radio include: Dee Snider, Richard Simmons, and Bill Bradley.

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