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The relationship between talent — a term loosely applied to those who work on-air — and management is uneasy, at best.
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
Jessica Beth Savitch
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