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Memorial service details released for Gwen Ifill
Memorial service details released for Gwen Ifill
Journalist Gwen Ifill will be remembered at a pair of events this weekend at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, 1518 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20005.Ifill, a Metropolitan member since 1989, passed away Monday at 61.She was the co-anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour and moderator of WashingtonWeek with Gwen Ifill, the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television.A lifelong AME, she is the sister of Presiding Elder Rev.
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Prize recognizes Gwen Ifill for courage and integrity
Prize recognizes Gwen Ifill for courage and integrity
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Scott Henrichsen, via FlickrBroadcast journalist and PBS NewsHour co-host Gwen Ifill was scheduled tonight to receive the John Chancellor Award, a lifetime-achievement prize honoring her excellence and fearlessness in journalism over the years.Instead, journalists in all disciplines are mourning a legend who died Monday at 61 of endometrial cancer.Highly respected by those inside and outside the industry, Ifill was known for her balanced coverage inspired by her courageousness and curiosity.What many admired about her most was the high bar she set with her reporting and her determination to be as fair as possible—to the point where many often had no clue what her personal feelings were.
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Column: The life and example of Gwen Ifill
Column: The life and example of Gwen Ifill
AP Photo/Don Emmert PBS journalist and debate moderator Gwen Ifill and then-Democratic vice presidential nominee, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, shake hands at the end of his vice presidential debate with Republican rival, Alaska Gov.Sarah Palin in St. Louis, Mo., in 2008.Ifill died on Monday of cancer, PBS said.She was 61.
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