
Longtime PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Dead At 61
Longtime PBS anchor Gwen Ifill is dead.
Ifill was notably absent from PBS' election coverage last week.
Ifill was one of the most prominent African-Americans in the journalism industry.
She was the co-host of PBS's NewsHour and also moderated "Washington Week."
Gwen Ifill was 61.
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