Later with Bob Costas: Linda Ellerbee, Part 2

Recent Ellerbee

Later with Bob Costas: Linda Ellerbee, Part 2
NBC
August 23, 1988
Talk Show
VHS
B

Another interesting and thought-provoking discussion between Costas and Ellerbee about network and local news, including the then recent movie Broadcast News.  I'm not sure if this is the last Ellerbee appearance in my collection, but I noticed in Googling that she retired in December of 2015 after 44 years in journalism.  So she has definitely remained a survivor.  (In contrast to Bob's announced guest for the next night, Gary Coleman.)

Later with Bob Costas: Linda Ellerbee, Part 1

Ellerbee earlier in the '80s

Later with Bob Costas: Linda Ellerbee, Part 1
NBC
August 22, 1988
Talk Show
VHS
B

In the premiere of this late night show, in the former slot and studio of Ellerbee's Overnight, Costas and Ellerbee mostly talk about Jessica Savitch, but also about how Ellerbee thrived in a thin-blonde-favoring news environment.  Some of the material will be familiar to those who've read her book And So It Goes (reviewed here: http://rereadingeverybookiown.blogspot.com/2013/03/and-so-it-goes-adventures-in-television.html) but it's good to hear her voice and her opinions.  Costas invites her back for the next night, which I taped, although the reception was worse for some reason, so we'll find out tomorrow if there's enough intact to review.