PBS Anchor, Gwen Ifill, Passes Away
At 61, Ifill passed away after a long battle with cancer
This one is a heartbreaker.
RIP @gwenifill, a great talent and woman https://t.co/qdUrqKCnOb
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) November 14, 2016
Politico reports:
Gwen Ifill, the longtime news anchor who had served as a co-host of PBS’s NewsHour and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed. She was 61.
“I am very sad to tell you that our dear friend and beloved colleague Gwen Ifill passed away today in hospice care in Washington,” WETA president and CEO Sharon percy Rockefeller wrote in an email to staff at the public TV station Monday. “I spent an hour with her this morning and she was resting comfortably, surrounded by loving family and friends… Earlier today, I conveyed to Gwen the devoted love and affection of all of us at WETA/NewsHour. Let us hold Gwen and her family even closer now in our hearts and prayers.”
Ifill had been absent from PBS’s election coverage last week due to ongoing health issues. She also took a leave of absence from the public broadcaster in May to get medical treatment.
RIP, Ms. Ifill. RIP.
[Featured Image: By Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (Secretary of defense PBS interview) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons]
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