Turning 75

This month, Katie Couric premiered as the first woman to host (solo) a national network evening news program. But the first woman (co-)anchor of an evening news program was Barbara Walters, who got the job in 1976 amidst much controversy, and with a then-unprecedented million-dollar-a-year salary. Read more about the life and career of Barbara Walters, who turns 75 later this month: Barbara Walters