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Jessica Savitch quotes: The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

Jessica Savitch quotes: 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.

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.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Being a novelty had its advantages.

Being a novelty had its advantages.

Jessica Savitch quotes: No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities.

Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

Jessica Savitch quotes: I have had a lifelong phobia of snakes.

I have had a lifelong phobia of snakes.

Jessica Savitch quotes: When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.

When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.

Jessica Savitch quotes: A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.

A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.

Jessica Savitch quotes: I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?

I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?

Jessica Savitch quotes: What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?

What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?

Jessica Savitch quotes: I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

Jessica Savitch quotes: News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

Jessica Savitch quotes: To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.

To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.

Jessica Savitch quotes: In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

Jessica Savitch quotes: In real life, events seem much less dramatic.

In real life, events seem much less dramatic.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Men still control the news, both on and off camera.

Men still control the news, both on and off camera.

Jessica Savitch quotes: One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Television is intensely personal.

Television is intensely personal.

Jessica Savitch quotes: A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood.

A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood.

Jessica Savitch quotes: I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The single life is not one I willingly chose for myself.

The single life is not one I willingly chose for myself.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.

The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.

Jessica Savitch quotes: It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

Jessica Savitch quotes: How valuable NBC Magazine was in my career is questionable.

How valuable NBC Magazine was in my career is questionable.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.

The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.

The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

Jessica Savitch quotes: My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.

My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.

Jessica Savitch quotes: By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.

By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.

Jessica Savitch quotes: News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective.

Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective.

Jessica Savitch quotes: My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30.

My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30.

Jessica Savitch quotes: When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it.

When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it.

Jessica Savitch quotes: News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.

The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to set the record straight.

Jessica Savitch quotes: In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?

In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?

Jessica Savitch quotes: The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.

The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.

Jessica Savitch quotes: I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.

I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots.

Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.

Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.

Jessica Savitch quotes: The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying.

The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying.

Jessica Savitch quotes: You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.

You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.

Jessica Savitch quotes: It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.

It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.

Jessica Savitch quotes: 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.

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.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive.

Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive.

Jessica Savitch quotes: For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.

Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.

Jessica Savitch quotes: My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.

My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.

Jessica Savitch quotes: Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.

Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain.