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Linda Ellerbee

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The Resume

    (August 15, 1944- )
    President of Lucky Duck Productions
    Host/executive producer of ‘Nick News’
    Co-anchored ‘Our World,’ ‘NBC News Overnight’ and ‘Weekend’
    Reporter for ‘The Today Show’ and ‘Good Morning America’
    Author of ‘And So It Goes,’ ‘Move On,' ‘Taking Big Bites’ and the ‘Get Real’ children’s series

Why she might be annoying:

    Her catch phrase is ‘and so it goes.’
    Despite critical acclaim, her show ‘Overnight’ was cancelled after one year.
    She was married and divorced three times.
    She dropped out of Vanderbilt University to marry her first husband.
    Her male counterparts considered her ‘too opinionated’ as she rose to fame during the 1970’s.
    She angered long time fans by appearing in a coffee commercial.
    Conservative groups attacked her for hosting a ‘Nick News’ special on kids with gay parents.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is a pioneer figure for women in journalism.
    She earned a Peabody Award for executive producing a ‘Nick News’ special.
    Her show ‘Nick News’ earned two Emmy Awards and a Cable ACE Award.
    She was Pulitzer Prize nominated for her book ‘And So It Goes (1986).’
    She won the Best Writing Emmy Award for ‘Our World (1986).’
    She is a breast cancer survivor who lectures on breast cancer awareness.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 43 Votes: 46.51% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 43 Votes: 37.21% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 63 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 128 Votes: 45.31% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 204 Votes: 45.10% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 380 Votes: 56.32% Annoying