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  <about><![CDATA[Barbara Jill Walters is an American journalist, writer, and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows (&lt;i&gt;Today&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;The View&lt;/i&gt;), an evening news magazine (&lt;i&gt;20/20&lt;/i&gt;), and on &lt;i&gt;The ABC Evening News&lt;/i&gt; as the first female evening news anchor. Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news anchor for over 10 years on NBC's &lt;i&gt;Today&lt;/i&gt;, where she worked with Hugh Downs and later hosts Frank McGee and Jim Hartz. Walters later spent 25 years as co-host of ABC's newsmagazine &lt;i&gt;20/20&lt;/i&gt;. She was the first woman to co-anchor the network evening news, working with Harry Reasoner on &lt;i&gt;The ABC Evening News&lt;/i&gt;.]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Boston, Massachusetts</hometown>  <born_at>09/25/1929</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Audition: A Memoir]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything]]></title>
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