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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Jessica Savitch

Jessica Savitch

Born: February 1, 1947

Died: October 23, 1983 (aged 36)

Bio: Jessica Beth Savitch was an American television news presenter and correspondent, best known for being the weekend anchor of NBC Nightly News and daily presenter of NBC News updates during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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