Linda Ellerbee

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Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith; August 15, 1944) is an American journalist, anchor, producer, reporter, author, speaker and commentator, noted as longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News and host of NBC News Overnight. She is widely known as the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens that addressed substantive issues, including wars, disease and disasters, without condescension. Ellerbee's work on NBC News Overnight was recognized by the jurors of the duPont Columbia Awards as "possibly the best written and most intelligent news program ever." Described as literate, smart, unapologetic, assertive and keenly observant, Ellerbee formally retired in 2015, after 43 years in journalism.

Career

1. 1944
   Born
2. 1998
   Won Peabody Awards
3. 2011
   Won Radio Television Digital News Association
4. Won Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Bryan
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: writer, journalist, children's writer, news presenter