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Subscribed. 553. 117K views 4 years ago. This is the infamous digest of legend. I am not posting this to insult the memory of the late Ms. Savitch (whom I personally admire), however I do believe...
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On October 3, 1983, during an NBC News Digest segment, Savitch was slurring her speech, deviating from her script and ad-libbing her report. She performed a later segment the same evening without issues.
Glassy-eyed, slurring her words, the anchorwoman tumbled into a frantic free fall, her voice finally sticking on the syllables in the word constitutional. Three weeks after her collapse — one of...
The typically commanding anchorwoman was low. It had been less than three weeks since she’d garbled a prime-time NBC news digest—her speech halting, her jaw awkwardly slung open—in the middle of a Johnny Carson special. The event, beamed into millions of homes, got media tongues wagging.
Nov 28, 2023 · It had been less than three weeks since she garbled a prime-time NBC news digest—her speech halting, her jaw awkwardly slung open—in the middle of the Johnny Carson special. The event, beamed...
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Jul 22, 2023 · + 10. View gallery. On October 3, 1983, during an NBC News Digest segment, Savitch was broadcasted speaking incoherently. The anchor slurred her words and deviated during the report - causing...
340K views 11 years ago. Here's a mostly complete NBC News Digest with Jessica Savitch. This is notable for being one of her last appearances on television before her untimely and tragic death...
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- The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV)