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Linda Ellerbee Fee Range: $25,000 and up Speaker's Home Base: NY Linda Ellerbee is a woman of spirit and determination who has enlightened and entertained audiences for more than 30 years. With her background as an outspoken journalist, award-winning television producer, best-selling author, and breast cancer survivor, she is one of the most sought-after speakers in America. Revered as a pioneer, a survivor and role model for young and old, Linda 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 her speeches that earn raves. Linda 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. Linda 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, she moved to ABC News to anchor and write Our World, a weekly primetime historical series. Her work on Our World won her an Emmy. In 1987, Linda 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 Linda writing and hosting. Fifteen 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 Linda for her coverage of the Clinton investigation), a duPont Columbia Award and four Emmys. These days, Linda and her work can be seen all over the television universe. Lucky Duck has and continues to produce primetime specials for ABC, CBS, HBO, PBS, Lifetime, MTV, Logo, A&E, MSNBC, SOAPnet, Trio, Animal Planet and TV Land, among others. Linda was honored with an Emmy for her series, When I Was a Girl, which aired on WE: Women’s Entertainment network. Linda’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 her 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. Linda’s newest book, also a best seller, Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table, is a humorous account of her love of travel, talking to (and eating with) strangers, and, according to Linda, “oh, just making trouble in general.” As a breast cancer survivor, Linda 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. Whether as a keynote speaker, moderator, panelist or host, Linda 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. Although Linda has won all of television's highest honors, she says it’s her two children who’ve brought her the richest rewards. Linda spends her personal time in New York City and Massachusetts with Rolfe, her partner in work and life and their two dogs, Daisy and Dolly. Preview Demo DVD available. Please ask. Most Popular Topics: All speeches run approximately 45 minutes and can be followed up with 15 minutes of Q&A. How to Survive a Changing World and How to Change Your World Linda Ellerbee gives her rules for surviving a changing world with the heart intact – from surviving breast cancer, to climbing mountains, from overcoming obstacles to making a noise. In her life and in her career, Linda has learned that change is the norm. Surviving Breast Cancer to Laugh Another Day Linda Ellerbee describes her experience with breast cancer – from the heartfelt yet amusing reactions of friends and colleagues, to the determination and spirit that make her an almost 17-year survivor. How To Be Successful and Hang Onto Your Values How Linda Ellerbee balanced having kids and building a career...or tried to. She delivers her trademark wit and wisdom on everything from leaving the networks to starting her own company, from having a boss to being the boss. Kids, Television, and the News Linda Ellerbee talks about her journey to producing children’s television – how she created Nick News, her long-running series on Nickelodeon and “what I’ve learned about children, television and the real world.” PLEASE NOTE: This speech may be tailored for education groups. Linda talks about how teachers can use television as a teaching tool and turn television from the enemy into the teacher’s friend. Adventures in Journalism From newspapers to networks, she’s gone from covering fires and parades to presidential debates and international terrorism, and collected some of the most prestigious awards along the way. Linda talks about her experience as a veteran journalist. Linda Ellerbee offers expertise in: Aging, Breast Cancer, Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor, Career Change, Change, Inspiration, Leadership, Mid-life, Motivation, Personal Growth, Womens Health, Womens Wellness Linda Ellerbee is a good fit for: Association Keynote, Breast Cancer Events, Cancer Events, Keynote Womens Event, Mother-Daughter Programs, Womens Health Seminar, Womens Events |
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The fee categories listed on this website are intended to serve as guidelines. Fees vary based on many factors and may change without notice. The exact fee for your event may be above or below the stated range. Fees are generally for keynote speeches up to 90 minutes in the Continental U.S. and are exclusive of travel expenses. Read more...