Jessica Savitch
Jessica Savitch
Jessica Beth Savitchwas an American television news presenter and correspondent, best known for being the weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News and daily presenter of NBC News updates during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Savitch was one of the first women to anchor an evening network news broadcast alone, following in the footsteps of Marlene Sanders of ABC News and Catherine Mackin of NBC News. She also hosted PBS's public affairs documentary program Frontline from its January 1983 debut...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth1 February 1947
CityKennett Square, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Jessica Savitch quotes about
The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.
The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.
Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.
Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.
The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.
In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?
I have had a lifelong phobia of snakes.
News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.
Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive.
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.