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Jessica Savitch
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Jessica Savitch
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-02-01,Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947 – October 23, 1983) was an American television journalist who was the weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News and daily newsreader for NBC News during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Savitch was one of the first women to anchor an evening network newscast solo, following in the footsteps of Marlene Sanders of ABC News and Catherine Mackin of NBC News. She also hosted PBS's public affairs program Frontline from its January 1983 debut until her death as a passenger in an automobile accident later that year. Shortly before her death in October 1983, Savitch gave a broadcast of NBC News Digest in which her delivery was erratic and she appeared to be under the influence of an illicit substance. The incident caused widespread speculation that she was abusing drugs. Savitch died three weeks later by drowning after the car she was riding in as a passenger was accidentally driven into a canal during a heavy rainstorm. No drugs and very little alcohol were present in either her system or that of her friend who was driving. In life, Savitch was renowned for her audience appeal and her skill as an on-camera news reader, although she drew criticism for her relative lack of journalism experience. Prior to joining NBC News, she was a popular local anchorwoman in Philadelphia and before that, while working at a Houston television station, she was the first female news anchor in the South. Posthumously, Savitch became the subject of two biographies, television documentaries, and a television film entitled Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story. The 1996 feature film Up Close & Personal starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford was very loosely based on her life. Savitch's experiences as a pioneer anchorwoman also helped inspire Will Ferrell to make the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Filmography

Bowling for Columbine

7.509

Bowling for Columbine
2002-10-09

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

6.5

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
2020-01-27

Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre

7

Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre
2018-02-26

88 Seconds in Greensboro

0

88 Seconds in Greensboro
1983-01-24

4.667

Nasty Habits
1977-01-28

Intimate Portrait

4.5

Intimate Portrait
1993-11-14

7

Frontline
1983-01-17

7.6

The Eighties
2016-03-31

7.3

The Seventies
2015-06-11

Late Night with David Letterman

6

Late Night with David Letterman
1982-02-01

6.478

The Movies
2019-07-07

NBC Nightly News

6.2

NBC Nightly News
1970-08-03

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