Barbara Walter and Bill Geddie have bid their goodbyes on earth

Barbara Walter and Bill Geddie have bid their goodbyes on earth Kelly Taylor

[{"selector":"#anim-b705ad8d-b398-44b8-bf92-14b2718ecf48 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-20141c2c-0e7a-4835-a9e6-89d377f87ef7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-985ee832-7d44-424e-bd02-801a92f07974","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.61484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05ec306a-3462-4552-8582-042e1f89eae5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1060c4b5-b640-453d-ac6f-a941cd623436","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-66744023-710e-42e1-99a4-93f2acdf9c2a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d511911f-8f80-4dd3-b30e-e8ac0638d090","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] An influential figure in the media industry, Barbara Jill Walters was an American broadcast reporter and TV host. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-d2c3b190-63fd-4b44-a11e-da5d8c98982a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c08e0639-a7ca-48b4-9ce8-a53fd4498b47","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce70d866-1962-4f14-a40d-c1ac9454cae4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.96820%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18c6d35f-2539-43ab-b833-3f3080e64c33","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a73913b5-a70b-4843-a5bc-aef433cac26e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b43e3b5-0879-4b50-a9f8-87263775e9d9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5b46d1d-6786-4e4c-8d04-45ea2c28377f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She hosted a number of legendary television shows, such as Today, ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View, and was well known for her popularity with viewers and great interviewing abilities. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-b7547d10-56eb-4a10-8afa-07bfa521f44c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d8edeef-1be9-4c6c-913e-05bb26ed4607","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b591a31a-8d2f-4d2b-9145-87aff0fcd121","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.96820%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b21c0239-daec-412b-8a12-ffb765044537","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e7e049a-145e-466f-8a62-b8163b9b9081","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84091c3c-0b1b-40a7-a443-3584bf267ff0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-64ce1643-32bd-451f-be1c-118081671a6b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She started working in TV in the early 1950s and quickly moved up the ranks, joining Today in 1974 to become the first female co-host of an American news program. Source: Getty Images

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[{"selector":"#anim-3eb5a006-84ee-40c8-b6cf-affd2f9de650 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a68941d-00bf-4883-8c26-3faa0679e0de","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e1b363d-f7d7-4ca1-b948-8091f8d0d622","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.61484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e16fe6d7-2c63-4bdd-b8be-fc098b1fd0f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-627be8fb-2d69-4deb-a4d8-a20a242dad0d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18787e31-b82d-4606-b49a-4ca30f934642","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-131171f2-1164-4348-bc68-ed2908bf1af7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The daily chat show The View, which Walters co-created and co-hosted with Bill Geddie in 1997, provided a forum for many viewpoints and inspired lively debates among its hosts. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-4fa5c758-7b94-406c-b228-f53405b48d49 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8d23011-29d8-4b65-a991-39176b3d9fd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44908144-f82f-4208-9c4e-2e26191fe4ab","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.61484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cae07b13-102a-4fc1-bcdf-a6d1477f894d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-970a02fd-7181-48e4-8bad-58130cc3dc5d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e0df9ec-4c4f-4289-9ede-523b51ed2381","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47386ad3-9b1d-4c02-8305-25661a5c39df","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She received recognition for her work throughout her career, which led to her entry into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989 and the NATAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-7bb4e0d4-113c-453c-9fb7-bd998ba54f03 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db234c10-a0c8-498d-9475-af6940194c17","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3881609-6991-4910-b8df-012f620bb0f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.61484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-218143b1-9570-4719-9bce-fa298544d525","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-257b15b9-96b4-4fa0-b122-2dd3c08b38b0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb78a360-cd3a-4ff8-bfe6-27e8d956f435","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-658eaa0d-e576-4c39-8d01-9e09b44015ec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] 2015 saw her final on-air interview, while 2016 saw her final outing in public. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-59185fa6-b46f-42c7-9ddd-b1b1c878538f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10f68ed7-df1e-4467-ae88-72cf25fe7dbf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74651794-5566-4d8b-a718-867aceec3460","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.96820%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f44eae75-0a7a-44b9-8227-e04fa2282f9e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7ffff008-4855-4ef5-a569-3a4da035816d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81b08c44-b835-4f1c-a52b-83a88b5e208c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5dd0e26-088c-4324-ba95-f71783ada2ec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] At the age of 93, she calmly died at her home in Manhattan after battling health issues in her final years, including dementia. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-c4dff926-510e-46da-a57f-931a187af00b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1527a8fd-c90f-415c-8508-9236e2e90ce2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1f123839-c699-437c-aae1-b90a0299e225","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.61484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cec654be-557d-4c87-a110-c22ab442258c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bc5e9f7a-c2c6-41dd-a9f5-d86bbe6f7e60","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99a6463a-6b2d-460a-a962-6bb6ed5ba8a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e73f81c-3cde-4d09-8e62-eceef67a6c88","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Bill Geddie, who founded the ABC chat show The View with Barbara Walters and worked alongside her for a long time in her production firm, has passed away. He was 68. Source: Getty Images

[{"selector":"#anim-42c1947a-0a84-4376-8634-a9f389c41749 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57d80e55-5235-4dcf-9adc-97cf02b7dcf7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb72e908-b3b7-4db7-8195-83521564dcb1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.61484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38ff4358-7846-414a-b3a4-c33e73b7b3e3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1c34479-fa08-4ece-9739-1ae1e6099ddb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-1060.00214%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-caa8af8a-01ba-480b-a68d-3b336ffec542","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d0fc262-2f69-4f75-9030-5c6c4375665f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 407.18952%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] According to Allison, Geddie passed away on Thursday at his Rancho Mirage home from a cardiac condition. Both co-creators are now at peace. Source: Getty Images

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