Gwen Ifill has died

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Gwen Ifill, the co-anchor of the PBS News Hour, host of Washington Week in Review, and Vice Presidential moderator in 2004 and 2008, died of breast cancer today after a 6-year battle.  She was only 61 years old.  

I have watched her for over 15 years on Washington Week in Review and greatly appreciated her relatively objective and non-sensational review of the political happenings each week.  This was a women who got her start as an intern after a co-worker sent her a note that said "Nigger go home".  She didn't go home.  Instead she worked in the media for over 40 years, not flinching when confronted by barriers.  She was a beacon of journalistic integrity in a media establishment that seems devoid of actual journalists in recent years.  She will be greatly missed.

[ADFan185]

I never knew who she was nor did I watch PBS much at all but Rest In Peace

[WeirdRaptor]

As all death is tragic, I wish only the best for her family and friends and I pray they recover from this parting soon.