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From: keesan@bbncca.ARPA (Morris Keesan)
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Subject: Re: Linda Ellerbee (formerly of Overnight) on David Letterman
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Date: Tue, 17-Jan-84 10:18:43 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 17 10:18:43 1984
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> Incidentally, I am told that co-host Bill (and I won't even attempt to spell
> his name) [Shechner or Schechner -- MMK]. . .  I find it somewhat interesting
> that Linda Ellerbee has become the primary figure associated with Overnight
> and he has become a secondary one since I often found his presence and
> contribution to the show to be the more reasoned and intellectual one. 
>
>			 --Rick [Furuta]

Well, an obvious reason is that Ellerbee had seniority.  She was with the show
from its beginning to its cancellation.  Schechner joined the show after
Lloyd Dobyns left for earlier pastures, and after Dobyns and Ellerbee had
determined to a major extent the direction and "personality" of the show.
I believe that Ellerbee also had a larger off-screen role than Schechner
(hazy recollection from watching credits showing Ellerbee as something like
"news director").
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					Morris M. Keesan
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