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[[File:jessicasavitch.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jessica Savitch]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==
 
1948 - 1983

==Occupation==

Journalist

==Notable Achievements==

Emmy Award

==Description==

Television news journalist in Houston and Philadelphia, before becoming Senate Correspondent for television broadcaster NBC and anchor for NBC Nightly News.  Hosted the public affairs show 'Frontline'.  Subject of several biographies and a television documentary.  Recipient of four Emmy Awards.  Bisexual.  

==See Also==

* [[LGBTQ Investigative Journalists and Editors]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/25/obituaries/jessica-savitch-of-nbc-tv-killed-in-car-accident.html
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/09/04/the-reporters-tragic-story/83968a10-ed20-4afd-b60a-ac087fa116f0/?utm_term=.295e340e2504
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767796/bio