Election Day offers hope that with the right choices, things can change for the better. This week, three women journalists, ardent feminists, talk about choices on the ballot in November 2023, matters not on the ballot that should be—guns, and women’s rights left unresolved despite years of voting.
Ann O'Neill is a retired journalist and award-winning long-form storyteller who haunted newsrooms from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to Atlanta. The Philadelphia Daily News, The Los Angeles Times, and CNN Digital, to be specific. She specializes in criminal justice issues and high profile trials.
Linda Ellerbee began her illustrious journalism career at the Associated Press, then moved to TV, covering Congress for NBC News. She became a political analyst for the network and later anchored and wrote “NBC News Overnight.” She moved to ABC News in 1986, where she anchored and wrote “Our World,” a show about 20th Century American history. Elleree left ABC to start Lucky Duck Productions with Rolfe Tessem, her partner. For 28 years, LDP produced documentaries for broadcast and cable networks. LDP also produced Nick News, a documentary series for children that aired on Nickelodeon for 25 years. Ellerbee retired in 2015 with 13 national Emmys.
