( CNN ) -- Longtime ABC News personality Barbara Walters will retire from TV journalism in 2014 , ABC reported late Sunday , closing a chapter on one of the most storied careers in broadcast journalism history . She is expected to make the announcement Monday on `` The View , '' a daytime talker she created in 1997 . Walters , 83 , will remain executive producer of that show . `` 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 , '' she said . `` I created 'The View ' and am delighted it will last beyond my leaving it . '' Rumors of Walters ' retirement surfaced in March . But she soon squashed them , saying on `` The View '' that `` if and when I might have an announcement to make , I will do it on this program . '' Walters had a health scare in January when she suffered a cut on her forehead after falling on a stair while visiting the British ambassador 's residence in Washington . She underwent surgery to repair a heart valve three years ago . `` There 's only one Barbara Walters , '' said ABC News President Ben Sherwood . `` And we look forward to making her final year on television as remarkable , path-breaking and news-making as Barbara herself . '' Walters ' national broadcast career began in 1961 as a reporter , writer and panel member on NBC 's `` Today '' show . She was promoted to co-host in 1974 , but she was hired away by ABC in 1976 . At ABC , she began `` The Barbara Walters Specials '' and `` 10 Most Fascinating People , '' which has become a regular year-end program . Walters has interviewed every U.S. president and first lady since Richard and Pat Nixon . Starting in 1984 , she spent two decades as co-host and correspondent for ABC 's news magazine show `` 20/20 . '' She still reports on occasion . Walters was born in Boston and has one daughter . She is expected to retire in the summer of 2014 . `` I do not want to appear on another program or climb another mountain , '' Walters said . `` I want instead to sit on a sunny field and admire the very gifted women â€ ” and OK , some men , too â€ ” who will be taking my place . '' Walters says she regrets trying to help Syrian aide . CNN 's Alan Duke contributed to this report .
NEW : This means the product will ship as received by the manufacturer, sealed, with all advertised components, and with the manufacturer warranty. Walters , 83 , had a health scare in January . She began her career on NBC 's `` Today '' in 1961 . `` There 's only one Barbara Walters , '' says ABC News President Ben Sherwood .