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Television is intensely personal.

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Jessica Savitch
Age: 36 †
Born: 1947
Born: February 1
Died: 1983
Died: October 23
Correspondent
Journalist
News Presenter
San Diego
California
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Jessica Beth Savitch
Intensely
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Television

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