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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
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News Presenter
San Diego
California
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Jessica Beth Savitch
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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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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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It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.
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