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Gwen Ifill

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Gwen Ifill
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
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Notable credit(s)The New York Times
News Hour with Jim Lehrer
The Washington Post
Washington Week

Gwendolyn L. "Gwen" Ifill (/ˈfəl/;[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.

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]

References

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  1. US dict: gwĕn′·də·lĭn īf′·əl
  2. "Gwen Ifill Dies at Age 61".
  3. Gold, Hadas (February 12, 2016). "A very PBS debate". Politico. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  4. Jones, Vanessa E. (March 5, 2009). "Breaking through". Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. "Gwen Ifill dead at age 61". Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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