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Wednesday March 25, 2009

Barbara Walters is planning to quit TV.

According to the National Enquirer, the veteran ABC personality has told close pals she will retire when her contract with the network expires shortly.

A source says, “Barbara’s thought long and hard over whether she wants to extend her contract when it expires with ABC this summer.

“It’s left her with many sleepless nights. ABC sees her as one of its marquee female stars and would like to see her continue, but Barbara’s decided she’s ‘done it all – many times over’ and wants some time for herself.

“Her career has spanned five decades. She told a pal, ‘I don’t want to be 80 and working the phones to land an interview with one of the nobodies who pass for celebrities today.’”