caption years_active birth_place name birth_date known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
ellerbee in 1978 1964 -- present bryan , texas linda ellerbee 15 august 1944 '' our world '' , '' nick news '' linda ellerbee.jpg linda ellerbee
 linda jane smith journalist , author , news reporter , news anchor
linda ellerbee

linda ellerbee -lrb- born august 15 , 1944 -rrb- is an american journalist who is most known for several jobs at nbc news , including washington , d.c. correspondent , and also as host of the nickelodeon network 's `` nick news with linda ellerbee '' .
her 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 . ''
