Earlier this spring, media tongues were wagging over a strange announcement/non-announcement/walkback/non-walkback from ABC News and veteran celebrity interviewer Barbara Walters about her retirement.
Flashback:
ABC leaks Barbara Walters is retiring in May 2014, then the story comes out she doesn't want to. Who's running ABC?NBC?
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) March 29, 2013
Barbara Walters is or is not retiring. Retirement experts @SamSchacher @billsantiago @mattbilinsky and I discuss: https://t.co/ykQ6l5Azqu
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) April 3, 2013
Update to prior tweet: Yes, Barbara Walters is retiring…but not til May of NEXT year, says a person familiar with the plan.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 28, 2013
Fast forward:
Barbara Walters to announce Monday that she's retiring from TV journalism in 2014
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 13, 2013
Barbara Walters, a mighty journalism pioneer, to announcer her retirement tomorrow: http://t.co/XpHbkfkaCa What a career!
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) May 13, 2013
Congratulations to @BarbaraJWalters on her retirement – what a career, what a life! One of the true greats of television journalism.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 13, 2013
https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/333776664465137664
Here is an example of #Not #Breaking #News. "@cnnbrk: Barbara Walters to announce Monday that she's retiring from TV journalism in 2014"
— Markus Rubrecht (@rubrecht73) May 13, 2013
So basically… not "breaking news" then? RT @cnnbrk Barbara Walters to announce Monday that she's retiring from TV journalism in 2014
— Prin (@MsPrinBoo) May 13, 2013
Recommended
https://twitter.com/thekellygarland/status/333769766269493248
Good riddance, 40 years late! RT @cnnbrk: Barbara Walters to announce Monday that she's retiring from TV journalism in 2014
— JP Hansen (@RealJPHansen) May 13, 2013
Heh:
https://twitter.com/pattitopp/status/333782361361756162
RT @sunnyoday: “@TimWilliamsCBS: Didn't Barbara Walters leave journalism years ago when she started on The View?”
Roflmao! Good one!
— TheSeventhBrat ?? (@TheSeventhBrat) May 13, 2013
She gave it up yrs ago with trite celebrity news“@cnnbrk: Barbara Walters to announce Monday that she's retiring from TV journalism in 2014”
— Mark Iype (@mniype) May 13, 2013
Couldn’t resist:
Barbara Walters to make like a tree and leave TV http://t.co/aUAx14m2kv
— The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) May 13, 2013
Here is the birthday tree Katharine Hepburn being asked a very silly question by Barbara Walters. Happy birthday, Kate! http://t.co/j54zsAeS
— Lara Gabrielle (@backlotsfilm) May 12, 2012