Linda Ellerbee is a woman of spirit and determination who has enlightened and entertained us for more than 30 years.

Revered as a pioneer, a survivor and role model for young and old, Linda Ellerbee charms sell-out audiences across the country. She speaks to them about surviving a changing world with her heart intact. 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.

But it’s not just Ellerbee’s speeches that earn raves. Ellerbee has brought her class and style to conferences all over the world as a panel moderator. She has skillfully guided discussions on business management, health, women’s issues, television news, advertising, internet privacy and security, kid's television and much more.

Whether as a keynote speaker, moderator, panelist or host, Linda Ellerbee puts audiences at ease while inspiring them with her gifts of honesty, courage, hope, and laughter.

There is a reason Linda Ellerbee gets standing ovations. She is a real person speaking to real people, to the heart from the heart.

SPEECH TOPICS
How To Be Successful and Hang Onto Your Values
Kids, Television, and the News
Surviving Breast Cancer to Laugh Another Day
How to Survive a Changing World and How to Change Your World
Adventures in Journalism
*Or combinations of the above

BOOKS
And So It Goes: Adventures in the Television World - copyright 1986; about Ellerbee’s career.
Move On: Adventures in the Real World - copyright 1991; about Ellerbee’s life.
Get Real - an 8-part fictional series for middle-school readers; released in 2000-2001.
Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table - copyright 2005.

BIO
Linda Ellerbee is an outspoken journalist, award-winning television producer, best-selling author, a breast cancer survivor, a mom, a grandmother and one of the most sought-after speakers in America.

Linda Ellerbee began her career at CBS, and then moved to NBC News where, after years covering national politics, she pioneered the late-night news program NBC News Overnight, which she wrote and anchored. Overnight was cited by the duPont Columbia Awards as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever." In 1986, Linda Ellerbee moved to ABC News to anchor and write Our World, a weekly prime time historical series. Her work on Our World won her an Emmy.

In 1987, Linda Ellerbee and Rolfe Tessem, her partner, quit network news to start Lucky Duck Productions, first producing documentaries for PBS. In 1991, Lucky Duck began producing Nick News for Nickelodeon with Ellerbee writing and hosting. Fourteen years later, Nick News is watched by more children than watch all other television news shows put together—and has earned honors traditionally associated with adult programming. Known for the respectful and direct way it speaks to children about the important issues of our time, Nick News has collected three Peabody Awards (including one personal Peabody given to Ellerbee for her coverage of the Clinton investigation), a duPont Columbia Award and four Emmys.

These days, Linda Ellerbee and her work can be seen all over the television universe. Lucky Duck has and continues to produce prime time specials for ABC, CBS, HBO, PBS, Lifetime, MTV, A&E, MSNBC SOAPnet, Trio and TV Land, among others. In 2004, Ellerbee was honored with an Emmy for her series, When I Was a Girl, which airs on WE: Women’s Entertainment network.

Linda Ellerbee's first foray into books for kids, an eight-part fiction series entitled Get Real, published in 2000, won her raves among middle school readers. Both of Ellerbee’s previous adult books—And So It Goes, a humorous look at television news, and Move On, stories about being a working single mother, a child of the ‘60s and a woman trying to find some balance in her life—have been national best sellers. Her new book, Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table, was released in May, 2005.

As a breast cancer survivor, Linda Ellerbee travels thousands of miles each year giving inspirational speeches to others. She is as direct with women as she is with kids; they understand that she understands their lives.

Although Linda Ellerbee has won all of television's highest honors, she says it’s her two children who’ve brought her the richest rewards. Ellerbee spends her personal time in New York City and Massachusetts with Rolfe, her partner in work and life and their two dogs, Ollie and Daisy.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“You generated raves and from all we hear, they will continue for some time. Your masterly balance of emotional heft and wise humor left the audience feeling exhilarated...We Texans appreciate women who tell it like it is. And you did. Our audience was shedding tears one minute and rolling in the aisles the next. Frankly, we are having trouble finding a keynote speaker for next year who can live up to your example.”
-- Breast Cancer Resource Center of Austin, Austin, TX

“You beautifully and eloquently surpassed all of our expectations...your heartfelt message touched all of us. One of your many gifts is to somehow single out each and everyone as though – perhaps for just a moment – you were speaking only to them. Your patience with the press and with everyone who spoke to you – so many of them! -- was wonderful to see...”
-- Cancer Research & Treatment Fund, New York, NY

“Your talk captured the attention of the entire audience. You are a wonderful example to women everywhere that life is not over because one has had breast cancer...”
-- The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

“Your visit to us was so special! My phone has rung so many times with men and women conveying their appreciation for you. Your wit and zest for living charmed and inspired all of us. You are indeed a generous woman with a big, loving heart...”
-- The Center For Cancer Care, Huntsville, AL

“I have heard many people singing your praises...saying your lecture was the most entertaining and engaging lecture event they have ever heard at Presbyterian College...It is rare to have such a gifted speaker and commentator also be a great listener...you have set a very high standard for the rest of the year’s speakers...”
-- Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC

“...thank you for the impressive message with which you launched our leadership celebration. Your candor, competency and frankness charmed students and adults alike...You clearly have a story to tell and you so obviously enjoy telling it. The decision to ask you to keynote the day was one of the best I may ever make in my tenure as Head of School.”
-- Emma Willard School, Troy, NY

“Thank you for gifting JOB with your beautiful and meaningful speech...Your strength, self-realized and motivated presence truly bring light and hope into the lives of both adults and children living with disABILITIES...You were instrumental in making our event extraordinarily special...”
-- Just One Break, Inc., New York, NY

“You provided the perfect kick-off to a day that went incredibly well...you were inspiring and provided lots of food for thought...For those of us who don’t always follow the “smooth path,” it was good to hear the words of encouragement and the reassurances that we will survive!”
Women’s Success Forum
Seattle, WA