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Almost Golden: Jessica Savitch and the Selling of Television News
Almost Golden Jessica Savitch and the Selling of Television News
Author: Gwenda Blair
In 1979, Newsweek dubbed her the Golden Girl. Blond, beautiful, immensely popular with the public, Jessica Savitch had it all. A network anchor at thirty-one, she had made it to the top in a male-dominated world of big stars, big money, and super-egos. But behind the scenes was another story -- a woman desperately chasing her dream thro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671632854
ISBN-10: 067163285X
Publication Date: 5/1988
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is the biography of Jessica Savitch, a very popular White House news correspondant of the late 1970's - early 1980's. Savitch, dubbed the "Marilyn Monroe of TV news," lived a hard almost rock star type of existance, including hard drugs, promiscuous sex and partying. She died in a tragic car accident in 1983.
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