The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.
— Jessica Savitch
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
Being a novelty had its advantages.
— Jessica Savitch
No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.
— Jessica Savitch
Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities.
— Jessica Savitch
Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.
— Jessica Savitch
I have had a lifelong phobia of snakes.
— Jessica Savitch
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
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
I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.
— Jessica Savitch
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
To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.
— Jessica Savitch
In real life, events seem much less dramatic.
— Jessica Savitch
Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.
— Jessica Savitch
Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive. — Jessica Savitch
Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective. — Jessica Savitch
My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30. — Jessica Savitch
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
News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute. — Jessica Savitch
The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus. — Jessica Savitch
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
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
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
I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is. — Jessica Savitch
Shootouts are not gunfights of honor, they're gang wars and racial riots. — Jessica Savitch
News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows. — Jessica Savitch
Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form. — Jessica Savitch
The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying. — Jessica Savitch
You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone. — Jessica Savitch
It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS. — Jessica Savitch
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
Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience. — Jessica Savitch
For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work. — Jessica Savitch
Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth. — Jessica Savitch
My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl. — Jessica Savitch
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. — Jessica Savitch
Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top. — Jessica Savitch
The single life is not one I willingly chose for myself. — Jessica Savitch
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise. — Jessica Savitch
Men still control the news, both on and off camera. — Jessica Savitch
Television is intensely personal. — Jessica Savitch
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors. — Jessica Savitch
Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention. — Jessica Savitch
The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer. — Jessica Savitch
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
How valuable NBC Magazine was in my career is questionable. — Jessica Savitch
A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood. — Jessica Savitch
The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months. — Jessica Savitch
The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best. — Jessica Savitch
The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news. — Jessica Savitch
My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals. — Jessica Savitch
By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion. — Jessica Savitch
