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United States Linda Ellerbee is a celebrated journalist, author, and producer, recognized for her insightful reporting and pioneering work in children's news, making complex issues accessible to young audiences.
Hosted Nick News for twenty-five years, a highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens covering substantive issues.
Co-founded with Rolfe Tessem, this full-service television production company is renowned for producing programs for major cable networks, including Nick News.
Appeared in television commercials for Maxwell House coffee, which generated controversy regarding her journalistic integrity.
Lucky Duck Productions initially produced documentaries for PBS.
Hosted the series When I Was a Girl, for which she was honored with an Emmy in 2004.
Engaged in on-line production with Microsoft since 1996.
Participated as a panelist on 'The Roundtable' starting in 2020.
Linda Jane Smith, born on August 15, 1944, in Bryan, Texas, established a distinguished career in American journalism over 43 years. Her early education took place in Houston, Texas, attending River Oaks Elementary, Lanier Middle School, and Lamar High School. She later attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, before embarking on a diverse career path that included working in radio. Ellerbee’s journey into television journalism began in 1973 as a reporter for KHOU-TV in Houston, and she quickly moved to WCBS-TV in New York within months.
Ellerbee’s career at NBC included roles as a reporter on “Today” and then as a co-host for “Weekend.” In 1982, she co-hosted “NBC News Overnight” with Lloyd Dobyns, a program praised for its well-written and intelligent approach to news, which often concluded with her signature phrase, “And so it goes.” Her tenure at NBC also saw her co-anchor “Summer Sunday USA” in 1984, marking a notable milestone as the first prime-time network news program co-anchored by two women. She later moved to ABC in 1986, working on “Good Morning America” and co-anchoring the historical series “Our World,” for which she earned an Emmy Award.
In 1987, Ellerbee, alongside her partner Rolfe Tessem, departed from traditional network news to establish Lucky Duck Productions. This production company became renowned for creating programs for major cable networks, with its flagship being “Nick News” on Nickelodeon. “Nick News,” a news program for children, garnered significant acclaim, including three Peabody Awards and multiple Emmy Awards, with Ellerbee herself receiving a personal Peabody for her coverage of the Clinton investigation. Ellerbee officially retired in 2015, leaving a legacy of impactful journalism and accessible news reporting.
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