Jessica Savitch | Salary Undisclosed

Jessica Savitch is one of the TV presenters and correspondents who was loved by many news audiences. She was considered as one of the women’s prime movers in the broadcasting industry when she gained the first-ever position of a women anchor to ever present on an evening slot. Her name was put side-by-side with other women anchors, like the footsteps of Marlene Sanders of ABC News and Catherine Mackin of NBC News. Before becoming a journalist, Savitch has accepted a few jobs to pay her bills and loans as a young working professional. She did on-camera and voice-over commercial jobs. While in college, she also became a disc jockey became a popular top 40 disc jockey.

She was best known for her work as the weekend anchor for NBC Nightly News and daily presenter of news for NBC News from the ‘70s to ‘80s. Before her passing, Savitch was hosting PBS’s public affairs documentary program Frontline.