Provided by Wikipedia Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( ; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) 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''. 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''.
Gwen Ifill was posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
