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Jessica Savitch 10/3/83



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This was the broadcast that ended "almost golden" Jessica's career. Just 20 days later, Savitch perished in an automobile accident.


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i wonder if anyone ... ( 2 months ago by fitzhenry900)
i wonder if anyone could confirm this: i believe that this clip is excerpts from the early network news cut-in that night after which, if memory serves, she was not taken off the air, but allowed to do the later cut-in. on the later cut-in, she fell apart almost completely.
further, i have been told that the tape of the later cut-in remains in a vault at nbc, and has never been publicly shown since.
any confirmation of these points?
thank you.
Actually, this was ... ( 2 months ago by jeb12blur)
Actually, this was the first of the NBC Digests from this October in 1983, according to 'Golden Girl' (which is a must read if you're interested in Savitch.) The second Digest from that night went without incident (there used to be a posting on Youtube of this second Digest)after Jessica begged to do it (NBC wanted a backup to cover it.) Jessica claimed she had too much wine, but she was heavy into drugs. The Digest you see here was the vaulted clip; this posting is a home recording.
re women ... ( 1 month ago by fedtrooper)
re women newsreaders on TV; years ago there was an NBC radio lady named Pauline Frederick, who did a lot of UN stories. She was good. When she got to be seen on TV finally, you could see she had some kinda facial oddity and talked out of one side of her mouth. She was kept on radio for years so no one could see her oddity.
Christine ... ( 1 month ago by CaptainPillowMusic)
Christine Applegate's Charc. in the movie Anchorman is partly based on Jessica Savitch. I grew up in Philly and remember her.
TV News is SO ... ( 1 month ago by ladylike1980)
TV News is SO sexist. Dan Rather got away
with pulling a Diva routine over something trivial and walking away during live TV.
I am sorry Jessica did not get help for her
drug problem. We would have forgiven her.
I am very sorry about her death. I know exactly where she died. I live near there.
Anyway, Dan Rather should have been fired. However, he's a man so they swept he shenanigans under the rug at the time.
It was tragic how ... ( 1 month ago by kcsunshine64)
It was tragic how she died. She was very pretty and other than this clip when she was clearly intoxicated, a damn decent news reporter.
Here's what she ... ( 1 month ago by sosofro)
Here's what she says in the opening segment: "President Reagan has cancelled his planned visit to the Philippines. The White House blamed the pressure of congressional business but did not deny fear for the president's safety."
totally. once a ... ( 1 month ago by hj351)
totally. once a woman hits a "certain age" she's given the shit can; not so for the boys. Yup Savitch was classic and maybe she had some demons but so do they all.
she may have had a ... ( 1 month ago by hj351)
she may have had a stroke, so the shit canned her.
Do you know what ... ( 4 weeks ago by soundsfromnothing)
Do you know what drugs she was doing? I've heard they were her prescription drugs, but I'm not sure...
According to the ... ( 3 weeks ago by jeb12blur)
According to the book, she was heavily into coke and pot--her housekeeper found bags of each lying around the house, as well as prescription drugs.
Wow. That's crazy! ... ( 3 weeks ago by soundsfromnothing)
Wow. That's crazy! You would never expect that. She seemed so proper. She seemed wise beyond her years and professional. It's almost the same vibe you would get if you learned your school teacher was into drugs...
Thanks for the info! :)
have another ... ( 3 weeks ago by christophgerald)
have another cocktail
I remember this ... ( 3 weeks ago by sheeesh575)
I remember this exact news update. I was 13 years old and remember being a little freaked out by it. I found out a few years ago, while watching a documentary, that several co-workers begged her not to do the report, because they could tell she was so strung-out, but she insisted.
I understand Ted ... ( 2 weeks ago by hutchinson60)
I understand Ted Kennedy was driving!
Reagan's cat was ... ( 2 weeks ago by markradf)
Reagan's cat was going to the Philippines? And why did they fear the cat's absence would jeopardize Reagan's safety? Was his cat part of the secret service?
omg...she's talking ... ( 1 week ago by victortalkingmch)
omg...she's talking like heather whitestone, miss america 1995, who was DEAF...
Did you know Luka ... ( 1 week ago by seenoevilhearnoevil1)
Did you know Luka Magnotta is her son? I just read it. Damm. Sad life.
I never knew Luka ... ( 1 week ago by seenoevilhearnoevil1)
I never knew Luka Magnotta was Jessica's son. Thats a conicidence.
Never heard of him. ... ( 1 week ago by soundsfromnothing)
Never heard of him. I'll have to look him up.
Never heard of him. ... ( 1 week ago by soundsfromnothing)
Never heard of him. I'll have to look it up.
No, I don't think ... ( 5 days ago by cutelgp72)
No, I don't think that Luka Magnotta is related to Jessica Savitch at all.
this update was ... ( 4 days ago by 777tyler)
this update was shown right before johnny carsons 21st anniversary special so there was millions of people watching that night.
A sad loss to the ... ( 2 days ago by lawnboy8989)
A sad loss to the network news, I remember this broadcast too, this slip didn't define her...instead was a call for help. She was a broadcast pioneer for woman in the news. She was a class act that was all to human.



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