And So It Goes. (Or, I'm Pissed.)
Linda Ellerbee is a woman of spirit and determination who has enlightened and entertained us for over 30 years.
Revered as a pioneer, survivor, and role model for both young and old, Ellerbee charms sell-out audiences across the country. She speaks to them about surviving in a changing world. They come to hear her trademark wit and wisdom on everything from family life, friendship, getting fired, building a career, starting a company, discovering love, politics, feminism, surviving breast cancer, recovering from alcoholism, overcoming obstacles, climbing mountains, and making a noise.
Ellerbee began at CBS, then moved to NBC News, where, after covering politics, she cultivated a diverse following in the 80s with the pioneering late-night news program NBC News Overnight , which she wrote for and anchored. Overnight was cited by the Columbia duPont Award it received as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever." In 1986, Ellerbee moved to ABC News to anchor and write for Our World , a weekly prime-time historical series. Her work on Our World garnered her an Emmy for Best Writing.
In 1987, Ellerbee and her partner, Rolfe Tessem, quit the networks to start Lucky Duck Productions, where it first produced documentaries for PBS. In 1991, Lucky Duck began producing - with Ellerbee writing and hosting - Nick News . Eleven years later, Nick News , which airs on Nickelodeon and is syndicated in nearly 200 stations, is the most popular children's news program on television and one of the highest acclaimed children's programs of any kind. It is known for the respectful and direct way it speaks to children about the important issues of our time . Nick News has won three Peabody Awards (including one Personal Peabody given to Ellerbee for her coverage of the Clinton investigation), a Columbia duPont Award and two Emmy Award.
Ellerbee is the author of several books including And So It Goes: Adventures in the Television World , a book about Ellerbee's career, Move On: Adventures in the Real World , a book about Ellerbee's life, and Get Real , an 8-part fictional series for middle-school readers.
Whether as a keynote speaker, moderator, panelist, or host, Ellerbee puts audiences at ease while inspiring them with her gifts of honesty, courage, hope, and laughter. There is a reason Ellerbee gets standing ovations. She is a real person speaking to real people, to the heart from the heart.
Okay. Not only am I not invited to the event featuring Ms. Ellerbee (Tapestry for WOMEN,) I can't even get Blogger to let me put her picture here.
I appreciate the effort to have Ms. Ellerbee here, and applaud the sponsors that make it possible. But I've been a fan of Linda's for 25 or so years...watched almost EVERY one of the 367 episodes of NBC News Overnight (yes, I know how many there were...call me a fanatic)....in fact, a copy of her book is next to my bed even as I write this. So WHY would Ms. Ellerbee be considered a WOMEN's speaker?
Why not allow her comments as one of the Omnibus speakers in the IPFW series?
Is it empowering women to have an event just for them? Or shouldn't IPFW be encouraging diversity by including men AND women?
If it turns out I can attend, please, someone let me know. Although Linda IS a breast cancer survivor, her story (and her stories) encompass so much more. She's a terrific writer, a good journalist, one of the pioneering women in network television news, a helluva storyteller, and one of the people that inspired me to go into the media. Her multi faceted life shouldn't be distilled into a talk for women only about a single subject. And the event Friday, sponsored by our community college, should be open to all members of our community. Especially this fan.
Linda, if you're listening........
Revered as a pioneer, survivor, and role model for both young and old, Ellerbee charms sell-out audiences across the country. She speaks to them about surviving in a changing world. They come to hear her trademark wit and wisdom on everything from family life, friendship, getting fired, building a career, starting a company, discovering love, politics, feminism, surviving breast cancer, recovering from alcoholism, overcoming obstacles, climbing mountains, and making a noise.
Ellerbee began at CBS, then moved to NBC News, where, after covering politics, she cultivated a diverse following in the 80s with the pioneering late-night news program NBC News Overnight , which she wrote for and anchored. Overnight was cited by the Columbia duPont Award it received as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever." In 1986, Ellerbee moved to ABC News to anchor and write for Our World , a weekly prime-time historical series. Her work on Our World garnered her an Emmy for Best Writing.
In 1987, Ellerbee and her partner, Rolfe Tessem, quit the networks to start Lucky Duck Productions, where it first produced documentaries for PBS. In 1991, Lucky Duck began producing - with Ellerbee writing and hosting - Nick News . Eleven years later, Nick News , which airs on Nickelodeon and is syndicated in nearly 200 stations, is the most popular children's news program on television and one of the highest acclaimed children's programs of any kind. It is known for the respectful and direct way it speaks to children about the important issues of our time . Nick News has won three Peabody Awards (including one Personal Peabody given to Ellerbee for her coverage of the Clinton investigation), a Columbia duPont Award and two Emmy Award.
Ellerbee is the author of several books including And So It Goes: Adventures in the Television World , a book about Ellerbee's career, Move On: Adventures in the Real World , a book about Ellerbee's life, and Get Real , an 8-part fictional series for middle-school readers.
Whether as a keynote speaker, moderator, panelist, or host, Ellerbee puts audiences at ease while inspiring them with her gifts of honesty, courage, hope, and laughter. There is a reason Ellerbee gets standing ovations. She is a real person speaking to real people, to the heart from the heart.
Okay. Not only am I not invited to the event featuring Ms. Ellerbee (Tapestry for WOMEN,) I can't even get Blogger to let me put her picture here.
I appreciate the effort to have Ms. Ellerbee here, and applaud the sponsors that make it possible. But I've been a fan of Linda's for 25 or so years...watched almost EVERY one of the 367 episodes of NBC News Overnight (yes, I know how many there were...call me a fanatic)....in fact, a copy of her book is next to my bed even as I write this. So WHY would Ms. Ellerbee be considered a WOMEN's speaker?
Why not allow her comments as one of the Omnibus speakers in the IPFW series?
Is it empowering women to have an event just for them? Or shouldn't IPFW be encouraging diversity by including men AND women?
If it turns out I can attend, please, someone let me know. Although Linda IS a breast cancer survivor, her story (and her stories) encompass so much more. She's a terrific writer, a good journalist, one of the pioneering women in network television news, a helluva storyteller, and one of the people that inspired me to go into the media. Her multi faceted life shouldn't be distilled into a talk for women only about a single subject. And the event Friday, sponsored by our community college, should be open to all members of our community. Especially this fan.
Linda, if you're listening........
posted by Steve "Tiny" Michaels at 1:44 AM
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