News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
Television news is a delicate balance of serving public good and private gain. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share Image
Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job,… — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
Anyone who writes an autobiographical work at the age of 34 is, at best, presumptuous. It occurred to me that it was time to… — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show. — Jessica Savitch Copy Share
