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? – Jessica Savitch
What is the value of sticking a microphone in a man’s face right after he has learned of his wife’s death? – Jessica Savitch
Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus. – Jessica Savitch
Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience. – Jessica Savitch
The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go. – Jessica Savitch
No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. – Jessica Savitch
The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage. – Jessica Savitch
The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me. – Jessica Savitch
Some news managers have been slow to grasp that good television news is always substance over form. – Jessica Savitch
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors. – Jessica Savitch
The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can’t grow old in television news. – Jessica Savitch
Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective. – Jessica Savitch
Every time I am in danger of believing the glamour of my own press, some incident inevitably brings me back to earth. – Jessica Savitch
It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort. – Jessica Savitch
News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it’s only successful if it’s received. – Jessica Savitch
Walking into a room filled with people you don’t know but who know you brings out your worst vulnerabilities. – Jessica Savitch
