Trivia
- She was a graduate of Ithaca College in New York State.
- Her clipped delivery is copied by anchorwomen across the country.
- David Brinkley called her "the dumbest woman I have ever met"
- Her successor in Houston was Linda Ellerbee. They were later colleagues at NBC, and Ellerbee was trying to help Jessica out before the end.
- Second husband hung himself with her dog's leash.
