February 6: Barbara Walters to present to Zenia Mucha

Barbara Walters has arguably interviewed more statesmen and celebrities than any other journalist in history.  Barbara has been a co-host and chief correspondent of ABC News' "20/20," for 25 years, making headlines with coveted and exclusive interviews of such world figures as Russia's Boris Yeltsin, Cuban President Fidel Castro, China's Premier Jiang Zemin, Great Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Libya's Moammar Qadaffi, Iraq's President Sadaam Hussein and every American President and First Lady since Richard Nixon. Most recently in December an exclusive interview with Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad. In addition to the number of primetime ABC News specials Barbara has conducted that include acclaimed first time interviews, her "Barbara Walters Specials" with society's most famous and "interesting" people are continuously the top-rated specials of the year.

Ms. Walters earned a spot on the New York Times best-seller list for her very personal and revealing memoir "Audition," released in 2008. She is also the creator, co-owner, executive producer and co-host of "The View," has received many outstanding awards in her career including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Daytime Emmy Award for "The View" (Outstanding Talk Show Host) in 2009. In May 2009, "The View" hosts were chosen as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time. In July, 2009 Forbes ranked "The View" #11 among "30 of the Most Influential Women in Media."

Barbara is thrilled to present Zenia because she is a fearless and powerful executive working behind the scenes to promote the greatness of her company.

Over the years Ms. Walters has received national recognition for her work and has been the recipient of numerous prestigious honors including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Women's Media Foundation in 1991, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Project and Productions in 1993, The Muse Award from New York Women in Film and Television in 1997, a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications in 1978, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is listed in the American Heritage Dictionary.

Ms. Walters is the recipient of honorary doctoral degrees from Sarah Lawrence, her alma mater, as well as Ohio State University, Temple University, Marymount College, Wheaton College, Hofstra University and Ben-Gurion University in Jerusalem.