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The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire the good news is that we got exclusive footage.
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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
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When I was a little girl in the 1950s, it would not have been possible for me to say, I want to be an anchorwoman when I grow up.
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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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When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.
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Television is intensely personal.
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The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.
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News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.
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To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.
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Men still control the news, both on and off camera.
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In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.
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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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My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.
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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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Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.
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In real life, events seem much less dramatic.
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A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.
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It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.
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My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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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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News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.
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In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.
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