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Linda Ellerbee Biography

Birth Name:Linda Jane Smith

Birth Place:Bryan, Texas, United States

Profession Producer, Actress, Writer

Fast Facts

She has written a number of bestselling books, including "And So It Goes" and "Take Big Bites," as well as a series of children's books called "Get Real․"
Won the Personal Peabody Award for hosting "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" in 1999
Won two CableACE Awards, one for News Special or Series for "Nickelodeon Special Edition" in 1993 and one for Public Affairs Special or Series for "Ms․ Smith Goes to Washington" in 1994
Won two Television Critics Association Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in 1993 and 1994
Won the Edward R․ Murrow Award for Network News Documentary for the Nick News special "Coming Home: When Parents Return from War" in 2009, making it the first kids program to receive the award
Started out at the Associated Press in 1972 before becoming an on-air reporter at KHOU in Houston in 1973
Quote: "No one talked to me about [the Cold War]․ My parents didn't․․․certainly no one on television addressed my fears as a kid of the news that I was seeing․ Don't you think I didn't think about that years later when we went to start 'Nick News․'"
Best known as the executive producer of "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee․"
Founded Lucky Duck Productions in 1987 with partner Rolfe Tessem to produce news, documentaries, and specials

Awards

1987Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writers: winner
1992Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host: nominated
1993CableACE-Children's Educational or Informational Special or Series: nominated
1994Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming: nominated
1995CableACE-Children's Series - 7 and Older: nominated
1995Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Special: nominated
1995Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: winner
1996Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: nominated
1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
1997Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: nominated
1998Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: nominated
1998Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series: nominated
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: winner
1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
1999Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: nominated
1999Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: nominated
2000Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series: nominated
2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: winner
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2004Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Series: winner
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: winner
2009Video Source Award-: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program: winner
2011Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: winner
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: winner
2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated