Legendary American journalist Barbara Walters,
television icon and pioneering female voice
in an industry once dominated by male faces, died this Friday at the age of 93, according to ABC News, the network where she made her career spanning five decades. .
Walters was the first female anchor of one of America's major newscasts in prime time, when she joined ABC News in 1976.
She received 12 Emmy Awards for her journalistic work and was also a presenter on
20/20
and
The View.