Quotes By Jessica Savitch

The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.

The better the coverage, the more discriminating the viewer.

A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men.

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

Men still control the news, both on and off camera.

It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.

Walking into a room filled with people you don't know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities.

Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth.

It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.

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

The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.

Television is intensely personal.

The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man's face right after he has learned of his wife's death?

News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows.

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

In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.

My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals.

I don't exactly know what it means to be ready. A cake when the oven timer goes off? Am I fully baked, or only half-baked?

Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.

In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?

The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying.

Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

In real life, events seem much less dramatic.

The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.

I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.

Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form.

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.