Gwen Ifill Quotes

Gwendolyn L. Ifill 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. Wikipedia  

✵ 29. September 1955 – 14. November 2016
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Gwen Ifill Quotes

“I was drawn to journalism because of the need to be the necessary voice - not to force my opinions on others but to broaden the stage for the debate…”

Gwen Ifill

On her career path in “Journalist Gwen Ifill: In Her Own Words” https://www.npr.org/2016/11/14/502050955/journalist-gwen-ifill-in-her-own-words in NPR (2016 Nov 14)

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