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2. www.curbsideclassic.com › blog › death-by-stationDeath by Station Wagon: The Fall of Jessica Savitch

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   Dec 31, 2014 · Jessica Savitch was a famous, yet tragic figure who met her demise in an Oldsmobile. That’s good enough for me. Did anyone else notice how radically different her appearance was in her final news broadcast versus the other photos?

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     Jessica Savitch & Death of Princess Grace From Car Accident - 1 Yr Before She Would Suffer Same Fate

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     Lifetime Intimate Portrait: Jessica Savitch (1995)

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     NBC News Digest with Jessica Savitch (10/21/83) [Final]

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4. www.youtube.com › watchThe Ultimate Jessica Savitch Compilation | Part One: On The Air

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   Compilation footage of Jessica Savitch, one of the first women to anchor on US national news. Savitch died in 1983 at the age of 36 due to accidental drowni...

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5. www.adweek.com › the-legacy-of-jessica-savitchRemembering Jessica Savitch, 30 Years After Her Death - Adweek

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   Oct 18, 2013 · As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of that day – October 23 – TVNewser reached out to friends, family, and colleagues for their memories of Jessica Savitch, who was just 36 when she died.

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6. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › lifestyleJessica Savitch: The Star Eclipsed - The Washington Post

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   Oct 25, 1983 · But by the time of her death yesterday in an auto accident at the age of 35, Savitch seemed poised to rebuild a reputation as astonishing as it had been pioneering.

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7. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldNBC Politics Flashback: Jessica Savitch - NBC News

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   Last week marked the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death in a car accident at the age of 35 (Jessica Savitch Remembered). On the long-form TODAY show piece, which aired almost exactly...

8. time.com › archive › 6712623Press: TV News' Fallen Star | TIME

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   Jun 27, 1988 · When Savitch’s end finally came in a freak car accident in 1983, one close friend had already finished mourning: the Jessica she had once known had died years before.

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   What happened to Jessica Savitch?

   • This article was published more than 40 years ago The career of NBC newscaster Jessica Savitch, which ended with her death yesterday in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rivaled the most fantastic fiction in its amalgam of professional struggle, national fame and personal horror.

   Jessica Savitch: The Star Eclipsed - The Washington Post

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   Who was Jessica Savitch?

   • In the early 1980s, with cable in its infancy and network anchors dominating the airwaves, one of the most identifiable, and beloved, was NBC’s Jessica Savitch. A pioneering woman in broadcasting, Savitch was only 30 when, in 1977, fresh from local TV news jobs in Philadelphia and Houston, NBC News hired her to cover Congress.

   Remembering Jessica Savitch, 30 Years After Her Death - Adweek

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   Why did Jessica Savitch leave NBC?

   • In her biography "Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch", Allana Nash wrote the NBC newcomer was not prepared for the Senate beat and was eventually moved to general assignments. In addition, Nash said the culmination of her failed marriages, and her alleged drug abuse, affected her on-air presence.

   Jessica Savitch's legacy 30 years after her death - Chron

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   How did Jessica die?

   • Jessica, Fischbein and Chewy drowned. There were some indications Jessica tried to get out. No matter how many times in life she threatened suicide in the end instinct took over. Jessica was the daughter of a clothing store owner who died young. Her mother was a nurse and had to go to work to support the family.

   Death by Station Wagon: The Fall of Jessica Savitch

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10. www.chron.com › culture › tvJessica Savitch's legacy 30 years after her death - Chron

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    Oct 23, 2013 · On Oct. 23, 1983, only a few weeks after her on-air flub, she drowned when her car flipped over in a Pennsylvania canal. She was 36. Her death resonated with many, eventually culminating in two...