Remembering Jessica Savitch, 30 Years After Her Death
Remembering Jessica Savitch, 30 Years After Her Death
Oct 18, 2013
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It took Jessica Savitch nearly two decades to climb to the top of the national broadcast heap. And only 42 seconds to fall all the way down. Savitch made broadcast history by becoming the first female news anchor in a major market and the first woman to anchor the weekend newscast for NBC News. In 1979, she was dubbed America's "Golden Girl" by Newsweek. By the age of 33, she was earning $500,000 a year from NBC—a modern $1.8 million. But in 1983, Savitch met her tragic end, drowning after she c
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It took Jessica Savitch nearly two decades to climb to the top of the national broadcast heap. And only 42 seconds to fall all the way down. Savitch made broadcast history by becoming the first female news anchor in a major market and the first woman to anchor the weekend newscast for NBC News. In 1979, she was dubbed America's "Golden Girl" by Newsweek. By the age of 33, she was earning $500,000 a year from NBC—a modern $1.8 million. But in 1983, Savitch met her tragic end, drowning after she c
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NBC's Jessica Savitch reports on the death of Princess Grace Kelly, following injuries sustained in a car accident in 1982. The Philadelphia area native left a highly acclaimed acting career to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. She was 52. One year later, Philadelphia area native Jessica Savitch lost her own life in a car accident in New Hope, PA. She was 36. | Old Images of Philadelphia
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NBC's Jessica Savitch reports on the death of Princess Grace Kelly, following injuries sustained in a car accident in 1982. The Philadelphia area native left a highly acclaimed acting career to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco. She was 52. One year later, Philadelphia area native Jessica Savitch lost her own life in a car accident in New Hope, PA. She was 36. | Old Images of Philadelphia
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The late Jessica Savitch reports for KHOU in Houston on a food stamp scandal in 1973. This is called a "standup close" in the TV news biz. The reporter is "standing" and closing their story. Savitch went on to anchor for NBC News, ABC News, and PBS, before her death in 1983 at the age of 36. #texas #houston #reporter #standup #localnews #archives #TAMITurns20 #jessicasavitch See the whole story here: https://loom.ly/5tmvHTA | Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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The late Jessica Savitch reports for KHOU in Houston on a food stamp scandal in 1973. This is called a "standup close" in the TV news biz. The reporter is "standing" and closing their story. Savitch went on to anchor for NBC News, ABC News, and PBS, before her death in 1983 at the age of 36. #texas #houston #reporter #standup #localnews #archives #TAMITurns20 #jessicasavitch See the whole story here: https://loom.ly/5tmvHTA | Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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