Jessica Savitch Quotes
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Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.
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The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.
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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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My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30.
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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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News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.
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Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.
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News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.
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You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.
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Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.
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Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.
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What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?
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Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.
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Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.
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In real life, events seem much less dramatic.
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I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.
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My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.
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By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.
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News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.
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No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.
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When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.
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Television is intensely personal.
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A press card does not provide you with an invisible shield. You're flesh and blood.
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The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.