Is Babs Just about Ready to say Bye?

137 year old Barbara Walters maybe finally ready to call it a day on her historic television career. ​

Walters, 83 (we were kidding about the 137 thing) has been in television over 50 years and has been a trailblazer in the industry.

Deadline reports that a plan has been put in place for Walters to announce her retirement, eyed for May 2014. Fitting for Walters’ status as the grand dame of TV journalism and a signature face of ABC News, she would be given a big sendoff with retrospectives and other special content in the weeks leading to her retirement that would celebrate her 52-year broadcast career.

Walters had been determined to leave on her own terms, so it is unclear whether revealing the plans would make her change her mind and whether she would go for a full retirement or keep some TV presence with occasional appearances and specials.

Walters set a number of firsts in her career. She was the first woman to co-host a news program when she got behind the Today desk in 1974 and the first co-anchor of a network evening news broadcast when she joined  ABC Evening News in 1976. She also anchored ABC News’ primetime newsmagazine 20/20 for 20 years.

H/T Deadline