Essay Archive - Jessica Savitch: The Dark Side of a Golden Girl
Jessica Savitch: The Dark Side of a Golden Girl
It is May 1971, and Jessica Savitch, a twenty-three-year-old, ambitious, blond, is on her way to Houston, Texas. She has been hired to be a reporter for KHOU T.V., a CBS affiliate. On her first day, she tags along with reporter Judd McIlvain and announces her plans for the future. "My plans are to be a network anchor by the time I'm thirty. I'm going to replace Walter Cronkite," (Nash, 87). Jessica does well at KHOU, and becomes recognized not only for her beauty, bu....
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