Gwen Ifill

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gwen Ifill
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Sep 29, 1955(1955-09-29)
Age	69
Date Of Death	2016-11-14
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Gwen Ifill Biography

Gwen Ifill is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on September 29, 1955 in New York, United States. American journalist and TV anchor who was the Editor and Moderator for Washington Week.

She was the moderator of She served as the moderator for Dick Cheney‘s Vice Presidential debate with John Edwards.’s Vice Presidential debate with John Edwards.

Gwendolyn L. Ifill (/ˈ aɪ f əl / EYE -fəl; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first woman of African descent to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review. 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.

While at Simmons College, Ifill interned for the Boston Herald-American. One day at work, she discovered a note on her desk that read, “Nigger go home.” After showing the note to editors at the newspaper, who “were horrified”, they offered her a job when she graduated from college in 1977. Ifill’s close friend Michele Norris said that Ifill said “that was really unfortunate, but I have work to do and that’s how — that’s how she got the job. She didn’t get the job out of sympathy. She got the job because she didn’t let that slow her down.”

She was the fifth child to a minister.

Gwen Ifill Net Worth

Gwen Ifill is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gwen Ifill 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received a degree from Simmons College in Boston in Communications.

Once, she was Senior Correspondent at the PBS NewsHour.

Her work on the PBS town hall special America After Ferguson earned her a nomination for Outstanding Host in a Talk, Reality, News/ Information or Variety (Series or Special) at the 46th NAACP Image Awards.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gwen Ifill Dating?

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Ifill was awarded the Women in Film and Video Women of Vision Award in 2000. In 2004, she received the Gracie Allen Tribute Award from the Foundation for American Women in Radio and Television.

Facts & Trivia

Gwen Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gwen Ifill celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

Ifill’s moderation of the debates won her pop-culture recognition when the debates were parodied on Saturday Night Live, with Queen Latifah portraying Ifill. PBS ombudsman Michael Getler twice wrote about letters he received complaining of bias in Ifill’s news coverage. He dismissed complaints that Ifill appeared insufficiently enthusiastic about Sarah Palin’s speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention, and concluded that Ifill had played a “solid, in my view, and central role in PBS coverage of both conventions.”

What was the cause of Gwen Ifill's death?

Cancer

Why is Gwen Ifill important?

Gwen Ifill knew this – it’s what made her contributions to national television news so instrumental to the industry’s future. The late TV news anchor, best known for co-hosting “PBS NewsHour,” was the first Black woman to host a nationwide televised public affairs show in the United States.

Who is Gwen Ifill married to?

In her spare time, Ifill was an avid reader. She never married and had no children.

Why is Gwen Ifill on a stamp?

(CNN) The US Postal Service has issued a Black Heritage Forever stamp in memory of Gwen Ifill, an African American woman who broke gender and racial barriers and became a role model for journalists.

Is Gwen Ifill alive?

November 14, 2016