Gwen Ifill, the veteran journalist and newscaster who co-hosted “PBS NewsHour,” has died at the age of 61, her close friend Michele Norris said Monday.
Ifill -- who also worked at The Washington Post, The New York Times and NBC News -- became moderator of the PBS "Washington Week in Review" in 1999 and co-host of “NewsHour” in 2013. She and co-host Judy Woodruff were the first women to co-host a nightly TV news broadcast.
Ifill also moderated vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008, as well as a 2016 Democratic primary debate.
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