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She did not allow them not to respect her.
Like all firsts, shes the first, and there are many of us duplicates.
But there will never be another Barbara Walters.
She single-handedly changed my life.
I was a 22-year-old journalism student at NYU.
She took a huge chance on me, Matenopoulos shared in the studio.
It was like taking a masterclass in journalism.
It was innovating, groundbreaking.
I just wanted to be a part of it, she shared.
And Im telling you, when she started asking me questions about my mom, I was just wailing.
I was just mad because …
I didnt like the way she was talking to Barbara.
You dont talk to Barbara like that!
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
She and I had a layered relationship.
She was my TV mom, my mentor, explained Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who co-hosted from 2003 to 2013.
