Jessica Savitch
¿Quién es Jessica Savitch?
Shortly before her death in October 1983, Savitch gave a broadcast of NBC News Digest in which her delivery was erratic and she appeared to be under the influence of an illicit substance. The incident caused widespread speculation that she was abusing drugs. Savitch died three weeks later by drowning after the car she was riding in as a passenger was accidentally driven into a canal during a heavy rainstorm. No drugs and very little alcohol were present in either her system or that of her friend who was driving.
In life, Savitch was renowned 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. Posthumously, Savitch became the subject of two biographies, television documentaries, and a television film entitled Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story.
The 1996 feature film Up Close & Personal starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Redford was very loosely based on her life. Savitch's experiences as a pioneer anchorwoman also helped inspire Will Ferrell to make the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
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