I'm not a YouTube addict (really, I swear!) but it's amazing what you can find there. Something got me thinking about the famous NBC News update where anchor Jessica Savitch went on the air while under the influence of drugs. I searched and found the clip, although 19 seconds have been edited out. (Interestingly, the YouTube clip linked at the end of this Savitch bio has been pulled.)
She was a talented anchor considered a "superstar," but she battled personal demons which affected her career. Her story is kind of fascinating, and sad, and this clip is eerily fascinating, and sad. Savitch died tragically in a car accident, unrelated to her drug use, a few weeks after her infamous broadcast. She was the subject of a Lifetime movie in 1995.
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