As per our current Database, Jessica Savitch has been died on Oct 23, 1983 (age 36).
When Jessica Savitch die, Jessica Savitch was 36 years old.
| Popular As | Jessica Savitch |
| Occupation | News Anchor |
| Age | 36 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 1, 1947 (Kennett Square, PA) |
| Birthday | February 1 |
| Town/City | Kennett Square, PA |
| Nationality | PA |
Jessica Savitch’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Jessica Savitch was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Remembered for anchoring New York's weekend edition of NBC Nightly News and for hosting the PBS news program Frontline, she is particularly notable as the first female anchor of a nationally-broadcast weekend news program.
After graduating from Ithaca College in New York, she worked briefly for Houston's KHOU-TV channel and for New York's WCBS-AM radio station.
Tragically, she died in her mid-thirties as the result of a single-vehicle car accident that also killed New York Post executive Martin Fischbein.
The child of Florence Goldberger and David Savitch, she spent her childhood in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In the early 1980s, she was briefly married to Mel Korn, followed by Donald Payne.
She was portrayed by Sela Ward in the Lifetime movie Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story.
