Gwen iffel biography

American journalist, television newscaster, and author (1955–2016)

Gwendolyn L. Ifill (EYE-fəl; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016)^[1] was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S.

public affairs program with Washington Week in Review.^[2] She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS. Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates.

She authored the best-selling book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.^[3]

Gwen Ifill was posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.^[4]

Early life and education

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