Quotes by Jessica Savitch

“ Television is a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do—transmitting electronic pictures through the air. “

-Jessica Savitch-

Television is a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do—transmitting electronic pictures through the air.

Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone.

Journalism is not just a job, it's a way of life.

Every good journalist is a voyeur. And every good journalist is a fool.

Television news is a delicate balance of serving public interest and maintaining journalistic integrity.

The responsibility of the journalist is to determine what is news.

Being a good journalist is not just about intelligence and diligence, it's about integrity.

Successful journalism is not just about finding the truth; it's also about reporting it in a way that engages the audience.

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

The one thing I was trained for, all my life, was to go into the news field.

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

Introducing Jessica Savitch

Jessica Savitch or was known for 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 known 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.

Savitch gave the main address at Ithaca College's 1979 commencement, at which she was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters. In 1980, she was elected to the Ithaca College Board of Trustees. The school’s television Studio A is named in honor of Savitch, and the college's Jessica Savitch Communications Scholarship was established to support students in the Roy H. Park School of Communications who demonstrate excellence, achievement, and promise in the field of broadcast journalism.