Intimate Portrait: Jessica Savitch [VHS]

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	Artist(s):	Intimate Portrait
	Video by:	Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
	Sales Rank:	364746

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Recording label: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
EAN: 9781575238302
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 1575238306
Format: Color, NTSC,
Release Date: 1999-09-07
Universal product code (UPC): 711027047335
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)

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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

Running time: 45 minutes