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Connie Chung Says Barbara Walters ‘Mommed’ Her — Then Things Changed When They Worked at ABC News: ‘Really Scary’

Broadcast legend Connie Chung remembered her late friend Barbara Walters at an event in New York City on April 23, during which she received the Silurians Press Club’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Chung and Walters started working together at ‘ABC News’ in 1997.

From right: Connie Chung, Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Sam Donaldson and Charles Gibson in 1998.Michael O'Neill/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Chung described the environment at ABC News as competitive, with Walters and Diane Sawyer “battling each other” for the spotlight. “And I thought we would be a triumvirate who would be ganging up against Peter Jennings and [Ted] Koppel, but they didn’t see it that way, and I was just dodging bullets because Barbara and Diane were going, ‘Pew!

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