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Barbara Walters And Louise Grunwald This afternoon, Lighthouse Guild hosted The Henry A. Grunwald Award for Public Service honoring Norman Pearlstine, Chief Content Officer, Time Inc. along with a special recognition to Liz Smith with Barbara Walters as Master of Ceremonies. The Henry A. Grunwald Award for Public Service, inaugurated in 2001 by Lighthouse Guild, recognizes individuals who are committed to advancing causes that benefit society overall and of particular significance for Lighthouse Guild to advancing public awareness of vision impairment and vision rehabilitation. The annual Henry A. Grunwald Award for Public Service is bestowed upon an outstanding individual who has committed themselves to advancing causes that benefit society overall. The award was presented at a luncheon held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The annual event, hosted by Lighthouse Guild, honored Norman Pearlstine, Chief Content Officer, Time In...

**** AT THE MOVIES Photos By: Billy Farrell & Patrick McMullan **** Jean Shafiroff And Toni Collette Cory Kennedy Jean Shafiroff, And Pierce Brosnan Barbara Walters Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen With Bob Gruen Sebastian Gobbi With Fabiane Nunes Magnolia Pictured presents the New York premiere of A Long Way Down with Pierce Brosnan and Toni Collette at Cinemas 1,2,3. An after party at B & Co. followed the screening of the film, which was hosted by Jean Shafiroff. Guests in attendance included Andrew and Andrew, Comm. Bill Bratton, Phillip Bloch, Lenay Dunn, Bob Gruen, Melanie Iglesias, Cory Kennedy, Elizabeth Kurpis, Julia Loomis, Max Lugavere, Annalaina Marks, John Milhiser, Lesley O’Kelley, Irina Pantaeva, Lisa Ramos, Aimee Ruby, Kenny Santucci, John Stossel, Annaleigh Tipton, Jonathan Tropper, Daniella Van Graas, Barbara Walters, Scott Winters and Christopher Pape, among others. Based on the acclaimed novel by Ni...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G.H. Harding **** Barbara Walters WALTERS ADIEU --- We watched the two-hour broadcast on ABC last Friday (Barbara Walters: Her Story) about departing newswoman Barbara Walters … and, was literally gobsmacked by the depth and width of the people she has interviewed in her 50-year career; from Betty Davis to Mamie Eisenhower (!) and, Castro, Carrey and Carson. I recall growing up and watching her interviews and being more fascinated than anything else about her choice of subjects; deftly mixing the entertainment and news barriers. Listen, it was compelling for sure. Watching this special was like recalling so many instances from my growing up. While it’s easy to dismiss The View at times – especially when all the participants talk at once- the show has been a hit and endures all these years later. Friday's View show (Walters' final appearance) featured Hillary Clinton, Oprah all the previous View-hosts an...

**** NEWS LEGEND TO SAY FAREWELL **** Barbara Walters For decades, Barbara Walters has inspired millions with her groundbreaking interviews—but after 37 years with ABC News, the newscaster is announcing on "The View" today that next summer, she will retire from TV journalism. Until then, she will continue to anchor and report for ABC News, appear on “The View ,” and anchor specials throughout the year including a 20 Years of 10 Most Fascinating People special in December, an Oscars special, and a May career retrospective. Walters will remain executive producer of "The View," the show she created in 1997. “I am very happy with my decision and look forward to a wonderful and special year ahead both on ‘The View’ and with ABC News. I created ‘The View’ and am delighted it will last beyond my leaving it.” Walters began her career in 1961 at NBC’s "Today Show," where she eventually became a co-host. “No one wa...

**** FAMED ABC NEWSWOMAN RECOVERING **** Barbara Walters Barbara Walters is recovering after an inauguration weekend fall, and said she expects to be released from the hospital soon. "Barbara went to Washington to cover the inauguration. She missed a step and had a fall, which cut her upper temple. The doctors stitched her up and she is doing fine, but they want her to take it easy," Whoopi Goldberg said on "The View" today. In a statement, Walters, 83, said she wanted to "thank all the people who have called, written and been concerned about me". "I am running a low grade fever and the doctors are keeping me in the hospital until my temperature is normal. I'm pleased to say that it is going in the right direction and I will be home soon," the veteran ABC News journalist said.

**** ABC NEWS DESK **** Mariah Carey Mariah Carey sat down with ABC News ’ Barbara Walters for an exclusive interview about the joys of motherhood, her music career and her relationship with singer Nicki Minaj. The Grammy Award winning singer is now the best selling female music artist of all time. Barbara’s interview airs tonight on “Nightline” at 11:35 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. In the two decades since she burst onto the scene, Mariah Carey has produced more chart-topping singles than Elvis. With more than 200 million albums sold, she is now the best selling female artist of all time. In a tucked away corner of her palatial New York City penthouse are Grammys, Vibe awards, World Music awards -- accolades from an unparalleled career. The singer, who is expected to release a new album in the coming months, sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC's Barbara Walters to talk about her music, being a mother to twins and what's in...

**** ABC NEWS & Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012 **** Hillary Clinton When Hillary Rodham Clinton steps down from her post as secretary of state as expected early next year her political career will have spanned over two decades. ABC's Barbara Walters sat down with the secretary to discuss just what makes the secretary so fascinating to so many people around the world, and what the cultural and political icon finds fascinating herself. Clinton is by far the most popular official in the Obama administration, and is already the leading candidate should she choose to run for president again in 2016. So is this really goodbye for the former first lady, senator and secretary of state? Or will Hillary Clinton, who recently turned 65 years old, re-invent herself once again? Clinton said that while "all doors are open" for her future, one thing is for certain: She is definitely leaving the cabinet as soo...

**** FAMED FRIERS CLUB TO ROAST BETTY WHITE **** Betty White Beloved funny lady Betty White will become the latest honoree to sit in the "hot seat" for the notorious and always outrageous official Friars Club Roast - to be held on May 16th at Manhattan's Sheraton Ballroom. Broadcast trailblazer and host of the View, Barbara Walters has been named as the event’s roastmaster. “My father was a proud Friar for a great many years, and I am proud to be the Roastmaster for Betty, as she paves the way for all youngsters and adds some sex appeal to this dignified, pillar of society," says Walters. Betty, whose career has spanned more than 70 years, follows in the footsteps of past recipients Milton Berle, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Lucille Ball, Billy Crystal and most recently...Quentin Tarantino. Despite her squeaky clean image as Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls, her recent appearances on Saturday Night Live, and her current hit TV show "Hot in Cleveland," have ...

Ricky Martin ABC news icon Barbara Walters is regretting trying to force Ricky Martin to open up about his sexuality in a 2000 interview, because the question may have ended his career. Walters sat down with Ricky Martin at the height of his career and demanded to know if he is gay, and now Barbara is admitting it is the one interview she regrets in her very long career. She also is fearing the "inappropriate" questioning may have had a bad affect on Martin's singing career. She tells the Toronto Star, "In 2000, I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or not, and the way he refused to do it made everyone decide that he was. A lot of people say that destroyed his career, and when I think back on it now I feel it was an inappropriate question." Photos By: Walter McBride/Sara De Boer/Retna

**** THE WEB GOSSIP **** The guy or girl that writes this column is a very big industry insider who wishes to remain anonymous, but wants to write about all the headlines happening in Hollywood and the Music Industry. **** Jay Leno LENO/LETTERMAN --- So Jay Leno officially signed off last night on his prime-talk talk fest that lasted barely five months … plagued by disastrous reviews and negative press. Leno said the network allowed him the early sign off “for good behavior.” Good behavior? Does that not mean trashing NBC as bad as Conan and Letterman did? God, how can Zuker sleep at night? I watched Sunday’s Super Bowl commercial, with Dave and Oprah, and marveled at the machinations that made it all possible … and, it was, rather funny! As several of my colleagues have said, ‘it was good TV,’ and, that my friends is the essence of successful TV! No matter what one is saying about the other … if it’s funny, if it gets a good rating … then it’s all worth it. Apparently, Leno briefly ...

**** THE STARS FLOCK TO BROADWAY'S HAMLET **** Geraldine James With Jude Law And Kevin R. McNally Broadway Star Jude Law Daniel Sunjata Sam Mendes David Hyde Pierce Barbara Cook Ed Westwick Rutina Wesley Barbara Walters Natalie Portman Janet McTeer Shoshana Bean Rob Ashford Rob Ashford along with Shoshana Bean, Janet McTeer , Natalie Portman , Rutina Wesley , Barbara Walters , Ed Westwick and many other stars were snapped with the Opening Night performance of HAMLET starring Jude Law on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City tonight. Photos By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

**** Time's 100 Most Influential People In The World Gala **** Suze Orman Gayle And Kirby King Charlie Rose Lorne Michaels Joy Behar David Lauren And Lauren Bush Dr. Sanjay Gupta Barbara Walters Tavis Smiley John King Ann Coulter Thomas Boone Pickens With Friend Glen Beck Jon Favreau Arianna Huffington Chris Matthews Tim And Elisabeth Hasselbeck Sherri Shepherd Kate Hudson Stella McCartney And Liv Tyler Nancy Juvonen With Jimmy Fallon Diane Sawyer Whoopi Goldberg John Legend Claire Danes Claire Danes along with John Legend ,Stella McCartney, Liv Tyler,Jimmy Fallon, Diane Sawyer, Whoopi Goldberg and many other stars attended the Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City last night. Photos By: RD / Dziekan / Retna Digital