• The Washington Post, Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:40 PM

Martha Stewart, whose talk/crafts show is moving to cable's Hallmark Channel in two weeks, coinciding with the launch of her prime-time interview specials for that network, wants to become the new Important Interviewer in the television firmament.

"My favorite interviewers are Larry King [and] Barbara Walters, both of whom are kind of retiring," Stewart said in a conference call Wednesday. (Barbara Walters confirmed she will be back on "The View" starting next week.) "Who's going to take their place as the serious, great interviewer? I'm throwing my name in there," Martha told reporters on a call to talk about the return of "The Martha Stewart Show," which premieres Sept. 13 on the Hallmark Channel.

Martha's first prime-time interview special, "Martha Stewart Presents: The Women Who Dress America," will debut Sept. 19; she will interview Diane Von Furstenberg and Donna Karan, among others.

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