From the producing team behind the 2024 Emmy® Award-winning Best Documentary, “Jim Henson Idea Man,” this definitive documentary, directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker and journalist Jackie Jesko, examines the broadcast legend’s pivotal role in the history of journalism and her pioneering example for women in the industry. The new feature-length documentary produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, will premiere Monday, June 23, on Hulu in the U.S. and later this year on Disney+ in select territories internationally following its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on Thursday, June 12.
Barbara Walters, she didn’t just report the news, she made news. She was a true American original – and trailblazer who broke ground for women. Now, this powerful documentary from Imagine Documentaries and ABC News Studios gives viewers an intimate and raw look at her astonishing career, personal life, and the challenges she faced trying to balance it all as a woman in a male dominated industry. Barbara Walters, in her own words, also reflects on the high price of fame and the legacy she hoped to inspire, reads the logline.
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