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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Linda Ellerbee Biography (1944-)
Original name, Linda Jane Smith; born August 15, 1944, in Bryan, TX; daughterof Lonnie Ray (an insurance company executive) and Hallie Smith; married MacSmith, 1964 (divorced, 1966); married Van Veselka, 1968 (divorced, 1971); married Tom Ellerbee, 1973 (divorced, 1974); married John David Klein (a television reporter; divorced); companion of Rolfe Tessem (a producer); children: (second marriage) Vanessa, Joshua. Addresses: Office: Lucky Duck Productions, 96 Morton St., Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10014-3325.; Agent: WilliamMorris Agency, Inc., 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775; (lectures) Harry Walker Lecture Agency, Inc., 355 Lexington Ave., 21st Floor,New York, NY 10017.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- News anchor, correspondent, producer, journalist, writer
- Birth Details
- August 15, 1944
- Bryan, Texas, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Congressional correspondent, NBC Nightly News, NBC, 1975-1978
- (With Lloyd Dobyns) Anchor, NBC News Weekend (also known as Weekend), NBC, 1978-1979
- Reporter, NBC Nightly News, NBC, 1980-1982
- (With Dobyns, then with Bill Schechner) Anchor, NBC News Overnight, NBC, 1982-1983
- (With Andrea Mitchell) Anchor, Summer Sunday U.S.A., NBC, 1984
- (With Ray Gandolf) Host, Our World, ABC, 1986-1987
- Host, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Nickelodeon, 1992-?
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Specials
- Host, A Conversation with Magic, Nickelodeon, 1992
- Anchor and reporter, Ms. Smith Goes to Washington, c. 1993
- Host, Stranger Danger, Nickelodeon, 1994
- Narrator, Addicted, HBO, 1997
- Host, Nick News Special Edition: Kids Pick the President, Nickelodeon, 2000
- Host, Nick News Special Edition: A World of Difference, Nickelodeon, 2001
- Host, Nick News Special Edition: What Was That About: The Weird (But True) Story of Election 2000, Nickelodeon, 2001
- Anchor and reporter for AIDS in the Heartland and Plan It for the Planet.
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Episodic
- Reporter, "T.G.I.F." segment, The Today Show (also shown on Live at Five, WNBC-TV, New York City), NBC, 1984-1986
- Reporter, "T.G.I.F." segment, Good Morning America, ABC, 1986-1987
- Herself, "The Summer of '77," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989
- Herself, "All the Life That's Fit to Print," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1993
- Herself, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Parts 1 & 2," Ellen, ABC, 1998
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Television Executive Producer
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Series
- (With Rolfe Tessem) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Nickelodeon, 1992-?
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Specials
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A Conversation with Magic, Nickelodeon, 1992
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It's Only Television, Nickelodeon, 1992
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Stranger Danger, Nickelodeon, 1994
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Addicted, HBO, 1997
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Intimate Portrait: Cindy Crawford, Lifetime, 1998
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Television Producer
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Miniseries
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Oh What a Time It Was, HBO, 1999
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Film Appearances
- Narrator, Baby Boom, United Artists, 1987
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Radio Appearances
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Series
- Host, For Kids' Sake! Radio, National Public Radio, 1995
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Stage Appearances
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Th Vagina Monologues, off-Broadway production, 2000
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RECORDINGS
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Audio Books
- Reader, Move On, HarperCollins Publishers, 1991
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Albums
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Linda Ellerbee, Broadcast Journalist, National Public Radio, 1986
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WRITINGS
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Television Series
- (With Lloyd Dobyns) NBC News Weekend (also known as Weekend), NBC, 1978-1979
- (With Dobyns, then with Bill Schechner) NBC News Overnight, NBC, 1982-1983
- (With Andrea Mitchell) Summer Sunday U.S.A., NBC, 1984
- (With Ray Gandolf) Our World, ABC, 1986-1987
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Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Nickelodeon, 1992-?
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Television Specials
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Addicted, HBO, 1997
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Intimate Portrait: Cindy Crawford, Lifetime, 1998
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Television Episodes
- "T.G.I.F." segment, The Today Show (also shown on Live at Five, WNBC-TV, New York City) NBC, 1984-1986
- Reporter, "T.G.I.F." segment, Good Morning America, ABC, 1986-1987
- Also wrote television comedy material.
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"Get Real" Series
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Novels for Young People
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Girl Reporter Blows Lid Off Town!, HarperCollins Children's Books,2000
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Girl Reporter Sinks School!, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000
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Girl Reporter Stuck in Jam!, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000
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Girl Reporter Snags Crush!, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000
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Ghoul Reporter Digs Up Zombies, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000
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Girl Reporter Rocks Polls!, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2000
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Girl Reporter Gets the Skinny!, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2001
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Girl Reporter Bytes Back!, HarperCollins Children's Books, 2001
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Other
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And So It Goes: Adventures in Television (autobiography), Putnam (New York City), 1986
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Move On: Adventures in the Real World (autobiography), Putnam, 1991
- Author of a weekly column syndicated by King Features, 1985--; contributor to advertising trade magazines.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Newsmakers 1993, Issue 4, Gale, 1993
Periodicals
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Broadcasting & Cable, September 11, 1995, p. 73
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Publishers Weekly, November 22, 1999, p. 57
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