ABC's THE VIEW to Honor 'National Mentoring Month', 1/27

In honor of National Mentoring Month, the hosts of ABC's THE VIEW will recognize its importance with a one-hour "special edition" theme show, Friday, January 27th (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), featuring Matilda Raffa Cuomo (author, The Person Who Changed My Life: Prominent People Recall Their Mentors) and the co-hosts' mentors, Gloria Steinem, Mike Nichols, Barbara Walters, Bill Geddie, Pastor Phillip Wagner and Pastor Holly Wagner.

Also on tap for the week of January 23 - 27, Katherine Heigl and Janet Evanovich ("One for the Money"), Joan and Melissa Rivers ("Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?"), S. Epatha Merkerson, ABC News' Chris Cuomo, composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber ("The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall"), Michael Mignano and Melba Wilson (Food Network's "Fat Chef"), Dylan Ratigan (author, Greedy Bastards) and author RoseMarie Terenzio (author, Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love and Loss).

Scheduled guests for the week of January 23-27 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, JANUARY 23 - Katherine Heigl and Janet Evanovich ("One for the Money"); author RoseMarie Terenzio (Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love and Loss).

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 - Joan and Melissa Rivers ("Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?"); Dylan Ratigan (author, Greedy Bastards).

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 - Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs"); "'The View' on Crime: Missing Black Americans" with guests S. Epatha Merkerson and ABC News' Chris Cuomo.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 - Composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber ("The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall"); Michael Mignano and Melba Wilson (Food Network's "Fat Chef").

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 - In honor of National Mentoring Month, the hosts of "The View" recognize its importance with a one-hour "special edition" theme show featuring Matilda Raffa Cuomo (author, The Person Who Changed My Life: Prominent People Recall Their Mentors) and the co-hosts' mentors, Gloria Steinem, Mike Nichols, Barbara Walters, Bill Geddie, Pastor Phillip Wagner and Pastor Holly Wagner.

About "The View"
"The View," a live, one-hour daily talk show from Time Square Studios, features Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It's the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. "The View," broadcast in HDTV and produced in 2-channel stereo sound, is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on ABC.com. "The View" is produced by ABC Daytime and Ms. Walters' Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for "The Barbara Walters Specials." "The View" is directed by Mark Gentile. For breaking news and updated videos follow "The View" (@theviewtv) and hosts Barbara Walters (@BarbaraJWalters), Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg), Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (@ehasselbeck) and Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) on Twitter.™