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Noted journalist and author Linda Ellerbee will speak at UNLV on Nov. 5 as part of the Barrick Lecture Series.

Her talk, "Move On," is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. The event is free, but tickets are required. Tickets may be picked up at the Performing Arts Center box office at Ham Concert Hall beginning Oct. 24. For ticket information, call 895-3801.

"Linda Ellerbee is a journalist to be admired," said UNLV President Carol C. Harter. "Not only has she done outstanding work on television network news shows, but she also in recent years has developed an exemplary news program for youngsters. On top of that, she's a highly entertaining speaker."

Ellerbee has received all of television's highest honors, including several Emmy, Peabody, CableACE, and Columbia duPont Awards. For an unprecedented three years in a row, the Television Critics Association has honored her for her outstanding achievement in children's programming.

During the past 25 years, she has earned a reputation as a highly respected and outspoken journalist, whose success as a network news correspondent, anchor, writer and producer, paved the way for her to head up a thriving television production company, Lucky Duck Productions.

Ellerbee has cultivated a diverse following over the years, starting with the pioneering late-night news program, "NBC News Overnight," which she wrote and anchored. That show was cited by the Columbia duPont Awards as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever." She also is known for the ABC historical series, "Our World," for which she won the 1986 Emmy for best writing.

Ellerbee's Lucky Duck Productions is rounding out a decade of producing award-winning programs for network, syndication, cable, and public television. She produces, hosts, and writes the company's news program for children, "Nick News," which has received multiple awards. It airs on Nickelodeon and also is syndicated in more than 98 percent of the nation.

Lucky Duck has produced a variety of ground-breaking news specials on issues including the sexual practices of young people, contraception and abortion, and breast cancer. (Ellerbee herself is a breast cancer survivor.) In 1995, President Clinton joined a group for an informal discussion about the dangers of tobacco.

In the highest rated of the Lucky Duck news specials to date, "The Body Trap," Ellerbee and television talk show host and actress Rosie O'Donnell teamed up to talk with children about their feelings surrounding body image and the media's role and responsibility in an image-obsessed society. Another ongoing Ellerbee project is Lifetime's short-vignette public affairs series, "Take a Minute," which addresses issues and trends important to women and their families.

Ellerbee's first book, And So It Goes, remained on the New York Times' best-seller list for five months and now is used as a textbook at more than 100 colleges and universities. Her second book, Move On, presents a bold and honest portrayal of her own adventures in life.

For additional information on Ellerbee's presentation at UNLV, call 895-3801.