Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee was born in Bryan, Texas, United States on August 15th, 1944 and is the Journalist. At the age of 80, Linda Ellerbee biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Career
Ellerbee spent time as a reporter at NBC on Today. This was her first anchor post on Weekend's prime-time version. When Weekend's late-night time slot (where it changed with Saturday Night Live, generally one Saturday night per month) was turned into direct prime time competition with CBS's 60 Minutes, Ellerbee joined Lloyd Dobyns as co-host. They would say, "And so it goes," as with the late-night version.
Ellerbee was reunited with Dobyns (and later Bill Schechner) as hosts of NBC News Overnight in 1982, where their signature writing style made the program somewhat similar to their stint on Weekend. "And so it goes," the two hosts said in the beginning of each broadcast with a brief, often wry, commentary. Ellerbee worked with Jessica Savitch when Savitch's heroin use became apparent, Ellerbee attempted to launch an intervention, but Savitch died before that took place.
Ellerbee co-anchor with Andrea Mitchell in 1984, the first time a prime-time television news service was co-anchored by two women after the cancellation of Overnight. She began working as a reporter for Today before moving to rival network ABC in 1986. She appeared as a reporter for the morning show Good Morning America. Ellerbee's at ABC was able to co-write and co-anchor (with Ray Gandolf). Our World, a weekly primetime historical series. She received an Emmy Award for her efforts on that program.
Ellerbee and her partner and business partner Rolfe Tessem left television news in 1987 to form Lucky Duck Productions, a self-production firm. The company has produced programs for every major cable network, as well as Nick News, Nickelodeon's flagship program, Nick News, a news service for children. Several Peabody Awards have been given (including one personal Peabody for reporting the Clinton investigation), another duPont Columbia Award, and three Emmys have been given. Ellerbee was given an Emmy for her WE: Women's Entertainment network series When I Was a Child, which was broadcast on NBC in 2004.
She appeared in an episode of the sitcom Murphy Brown in 1989. Ellerbee had applied for the anchor job, but Candice Bergen's "Summer of '77" mentioned this. Murphy Brown has accused Ellerbee of stealing the catch "And so it goes..." from her during a long-haul flight. Ellerbee says she'd like to return to an old network job and Brown that they'd like to write a book. Both reply with "Nahh..."
And So It Goes, her autobiography, was released in 1986. Move On: Adventures in the Real World was published in 1991 and a third, Adventures Around the World, and Across the Table, 2005, was published. In addition, she has written an eight-part series of Girl Reporter books for young people as well as a syndicated newspaper column.
Ellerbee was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy in 1992. Since then, she has spent significant time speaking to audiences about how she beat the disease and how women should fight the disease, demand improved medical care, and maintain a positive sense of humor.