caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse article_title education birth_name occupation
jessica savitch 23 october 1983 new hope , pennsylvania 1968 -- 1983 kennett square , pennsylvania american jessica savitch 1 february 1947 mel korn 1980 1981 donald payne 1981 jessica savitch
 ithaca college jessica beth savitch television journalist
jessica savitch

jessica beth savitch -lrb- february 1 , 1947 -- october 23 , 1983 -rrb- was an american television broadcaster and news reporter , host of pbs 's `` frontline '' and new york weekend anchor of `` nbc nightly news '' during the short-lived roger mudd/tom brokaw era .
