The Linda Ellerbee of the networks is as throaty as Bacall, as crisp as snap beans, a writer of considerable and pungent wit who cares about words the way some women care about star sapphires. Her book ``And So It Goes'' has scurried up the nonfiction best-seller list to hover between third and fourth place Columbia Pictures has bought ``And So It Goes'' for a movie in which Ellerbee may be played by producer-star Marsha Mason (if Miss Mason chooses to), or Debra Winger, or Karen Allen ABC News has signed her on for a new $350,000 contract that includes co-hosting its new TV magazine, ``Our World,'' which premi`eres tonight, as well as continuing ``T.G.I.F.,'' her offbeat view of the nearly news on ``Good Morning America,'' and perhaps anchoring a late-night news show following ``Nightline.'' During station breaks, she is also writing a novel. But evidence continues to mount that the report may be true: Ellerbee, reached at a Greenwich Village restaurant, denied the allegation.

During her four years on NBC’s “Overnight,” Ellerbee instituted her now-signature sign-off, “And so it goes.INFORMED sources close to Linda Ellerbee, the network newscaster, said today that she's a cottage industry. From there, she moved to WCBS New York and in 1974 to NBC News. But the witty tone of the letter got her a job as a reporter for Houston TV station KHOU. She was fired for accidentally sending a personal letter out through the AP’s newswire. Ellerbee has produced the specials through her Lucky Duck Prods., which she formed in 1987 after a brief stint at ABC News with the newsmagazine “Our World.”Įllerbee began her career in print journalism in 1972 as a reporter at the Associated Press bureau in Dallas.

And thank you for asking, but, no, I don’t intend to mellow.”Įllerbee’s Nick News specials began with an effort to help kids understand the events surrounding the invasion of Kuwait and the Iraq war.įrom there, the series went on to tackle everything from AIDs and racism to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 terror attacks and Hurricane Katrina. “I saw the world, met many of the world’s most interesting people and was well paid to do so.

Ellerbee, 71, has long been known for her Texas-bred outspoken style and sense of humor, which occasionally landed her in hot water with her bosses during her years in the straight-news arena.

And So It Goes by Linda Ellerbee