Gwen Ifill

Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (/ˈaɪfəl/;[1] September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016)[2] was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS.

Gwen Ifill
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Ifill on PBS NewsHour at the Republican National Convention, August 2012
Born
Gwendolyn L. Ifill

(1955-09-29)September 29, 1955
DiedNovember 14, 2016(2016-11-14) (aged 61)
Cause of deathEndometrial cancer
EducationSimmons College
OccupationJournalist, author
Notable credit(s)
The New York Times
News Hour with Jim Lehrer
The Washington Post
Washington Week

Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 American vice-presidential debates. In 2016, she moderate the New Hampshire Democratic Primary debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.[3]

She was the author of the best-selling book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.[4]

Ifill died of endometrial cancer while under hospice care in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2016, at age 61.[5]

Gwen Ifill Media

References

  1. ↑ US dict: gwĕn′·də·lĭn īf′·əl
  2. ↑ Gwen Ifill Dies at Age 61. http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/gwen-ifill-dies-at-age-61-231347. 
  3. ↑ Gold, Hadas. A very PBS debate (February 12, 2016)Politico. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jones, Vanessa E.. Breaking through. Boston.com (March 5, 2009)The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ Gwen Ifill dead at age 61. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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