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News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.
Jessica Savitch
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Jessica Savitch
Age: 36 †
Born: 1947
Born: February 1
Died: 1983
Died: October 23
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News Presenter
San Diego
California
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
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Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.
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A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.
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The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.
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The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat if there is a place to sit, sit if there is a restroom, go.
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Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective.
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In real life, events seem much less dramatic.
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Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.
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My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.
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Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.
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Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.
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No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.
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To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.
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The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.
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Men still control the news, both on and off camera.
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Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.
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News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.
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I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.
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