Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
• VHS Release Date: September 7, 1999
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 1575238306
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,210 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Jessica Savitch accomplished her goal of becoming a network anchor by the age of 30, but at tremendous personal cost. A long-term abusive relationship, a brief, loveless first marriage, and a melodramatic second marriage that ended in her husband's suicide are some of the traumas with which she dealt. Meanwhile, she skyrocketed through the ranks of broadcast journalism when women were practically nonexistent in the field. This 45-minute video, augmented by interviews with Savitch's sister, biographer, and several coworkers and by much broadcast footage, makes the argument that Savitch's troubles began long before the start of her landmark career. As Savitch's drug use spun out of control, so did her career, culminating in the famously disastrous footage (included here) that led to her firing from NBC. Her accidental death shortly after ended her unrelentingly tragic trajectory. The contrast of Savitch's broadcasts with early black-and-white home movies makes for a hauntingly visual telling of this pioneer's story. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great video on Jessica Savitch, December 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Intimate Portrait: Jessica Savitch [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I also read the book "Golden Girl" and thought the video was too short -- I really enjoyed the material. It is an excellent video showing insight into Jessica Savitch's problems, which we the public only found out after she died so young.