Jessica Savitch Quotes

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.

In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.

My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30.

The single life is not one I willingly chose for myself.

Television is intensely personal.

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

To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right.

News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

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