Gwen Ifill, longtime PBS journalist, dies at 61

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Veteran television journalist Gwen Ifill, the longtime host of PBS’ “Washington Week” and co-anchor of “PBS NewsHour,” has died. She was 61.

A PBS spokesperson confirmed that Ifill passed away Monday after a months-long battle with cancer.

Ifill joined PBS as the moderator of “Washington Week,” the public broadcaster’s Sunday-morning public-affairs program, in 1999 and served as the show’s managing editor. In 2013 she was named co-anchor and co-managing editor with Judy Woodruff of week-night evening-news broadcast “PBS NewsHour.”

Prior to joining PBS, Ifill served as NBC News’ chief congressional and political correspondent. Previous stops included the New York Times, where she was a White House correspondent, and the Washington Post, where she was a local and national political reporter. She moderated the 2004 vice-presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards and the 2008 vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.

https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gwen-ifill-pbs-dies-1201917581/

 

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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/pressrelease/pbs-newshour-co-anchor-gwen-ifill-dies-61/

Here is PBS response to Gwen Ifill death.

 

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http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/washington-week-tribute-to-gwen-ifill/311579

Now Gwen Ifill's other show Washington Week responds to her death and subsequent memorial

 

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https://www.npr.org/2020/01/29/8010...ill-honored-with-black-heritage-forever-stamp

Former PBS Newshour anchor Gwen Ifill is honored in a stamp.