To not sing with an orchestra, to not be able to communicate through my voice, which I've done all my life, and not to be able to phrase lyrics and give people that kind of joy, I think I would be totally devastated.

On March 3 1999 her interview of Monica Lewinsky was seen by a record 74 million viewers the highest rating ever for a journalist's interview. In 1981 five years after the start of their short-lived ABC partnership and well after Reasoner returned to CBS News Walters and her former co-anchor had a memorable (and cordial) 20/20 interview on the occasion of Reasoner's new book release. I didn't have to fight the bad days.

S. In 1996 Walters was ranked #34 on the TV Guide "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Jim Hartz became her co-host.