Linda Ellerbee

Linda Ellerbee’s bio


Linda Ellerbee is a well-known personality in the field of journalism. Linda Ellerbee began her career at the NBC when she worked for a show named Weekend. Her popularity was on the rise as she worked on another show named NC Nightly News. Apart from these shows, she has also worked on shows as a reporter and an anchor, those include, Today, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Our World, and Summer Sunday. Apart from being a news reporter and an anchor, she is also an author, a career which she began in the year 1986.

What is Linda Ellerbee’s age?

Linda Ellerbee was born on the 15th of August, in the year 1944. 

Details about Linda Ellerbee’s personal life

Linda Ellerbee was born in the city of Bryan, in the state of Texas, situated in the country of the United States of America, thereby making her a citizen of the country by the virtue of her place of birth. Linda Ellerbee was born on the 15th of August, in the year 1944. Thus, as of the year 2018, Linda Ellerbee is 74 years of age. Linda Ellerbee attended the River Oaks Elementary School and the Lanier Middle School. For her graduation, she attended Vanderbilt University, which is situated in the city of Nashville in Tennessee. Linda Ellerbee was unable to complete her education and dropped out of college.

Linda's husband

Linda Ellerbee has been married an divorced several times. Linda Ellerbee’s first husband was Tom Ellerbee, then she has been married to John David Klein, Mac Smith and Van Kenneth Veselka. It was from her marriage to Van Kenneth Veselka that Linda Ellerbee has two children. Linda Ellerbee has a son and a daughter, named Josh Veselka and Vanessa Veselka respectively.

Linda's career

Linda Ellerbee began her career in the year 1978, at the NBC when she worked for a show named Weekend, she was a part of the show for a year, until she quit it in the year 1979. It was after this show that her popularity was on the rise as she worked on another show named NC Nightly News. Linda was a part of the NC Nightly News until the year 1982. Apart from these shows, she has also worked on shows as a reporter and an anchor, those include, Today, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Our World, and Summer Sunday. She also wrote her first book, titled “And So It Goes: Adventures in Television” in 1986, and since then she has written 2 more blockbuster books.

Last Modified: Mar 5, 2020


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