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Description: Here's a mostly complete NBC News Digest with Jessica Savitch. This is notable for being one of her last appearances on television before her untimely death on Sunday, October 23rd 1983. October was not a good month for her, starting out on October 3rd with this infamous, apparently drug-impaired NBC News Digest appearance.

According to the NBC Archives (reported to Jessica's sister Lori Savitch by a representative from the Paley Center for Media), Jessica's last appearance was on Friday, October 21, 1983 - 48 hours prior to her death. It has been accurately reported that she was NOT fired after the infamous October 3 broadcast. In fact, she continued in her role at NBC as this October 18 clip clearly attests.

Also includes a commercial for Michelob Light.

Opening voiceover by Bill Hanrahan.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 18th 1983 at about 8:55pm.