Cheri Oteri, famous for her impersonation of Barbara Walters on SNL, paid tribute to the pioneering journalist on New Year's Eve: 'For every newsworthy memory, she was there.'
"I was gonna do a bit tonight as Barbara having her own podcast and promoting it... She could've probably had a podcast 'cause there's no modern news medium that she didn't evolve with or help create," Oteri said. "She was such a part of the fabric of my childhood. For every newsworthy memory, she was there."asking her to portray Walters. "I was like, 'Oh my God! This is such a big responsibility,'" she said.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, from left: Tracy Morgan, Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Cheri Oteri, , 1975-. ph: Uli Rose/ TV Guide / ©NBC / courtesy Everett Collection.; Media Personality Barbara Walters attends An Evening With The Hosts Of "The View" at The Paley Center for Media on April 9, 2008 in New York City.
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