The ending of 2022 brought us the news of the death of Barbara Walters. She had retired from broadcasting in 2014 after more than a half-century of it, because she was struggling with cardiac difficulties. At a point one might fairly describe as her career peak she was both the co-anchor of a nightly news show with Harry Reasoner (1976 - 78) and the object of a Gilda Radner parody. The parody was of the gentler sort which may be considered a tribute, after all. [The photo above shows her interviewing the Fords as a couple, during their time in the White House.] At any rate, Walters' death comes soon after Wealth of Geeks has compiled a list of the thirty wealthiest women news anchors. Please don't feel that you need to look it up. Here is the gist. The wealthiest of them all is Katie Couric, now said to have a net worth of $110 million. Then Diane Sawyer at $80 million and, third, Megan Kelly with her $45 million. I am fascinated by how spread-out that is. Numbe...