Gwen Ifill, the co-host of PBS’ ‘NewsHour With Judy Woodruff’, died Monday after battling breast cancer. She was 61.
Ifill, who was senior correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, took an unexplained leave of absence from the nightly news show in April.
Her unexplained absence led to viewer speculation that she had taken a leave of absence to get married.
Ifill, who never married and had no children, went on leave again last week, causing her to miss the presidential election coverage.
Ifill never revealed her illness publicly.
Respected as a news journalist with honesty and integrity, she moderated 2 vice presidential debates.
PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just called Ifill “a standard bearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going through seismic change.”
Her colleagues remembered her on social media.
“Heartbroken to learn Gwen Ifill has passed away. She was my hero, a woman who deserved all the praise she received. Honest and true,” tweeted ‘Today Show’ co-anchor Tamron Hall.
Whewwwwww thanks for this post Auntie?
Cancer sucks azz.
RIP
so sad
Rest
Auntie, was she your ‘family’?
She was an honorary Delta and a P.K.
RIH Ms. Ifill????
R.I.P. I thought she was a great moderator during those debates.
NICE SANDRA!
RIP GWEN, Journalism at it’s best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow sad. She just moderated the Dem. debate a few months ago…may she RIP
So sad to hear about her passing. Loved her. #realjournalist
Oh no! I only watched that PBS News hour show because of her. An excellent interviewer and moderator. Rest in peace Ms. Ifill. Smh, they don’t make ’em like you anymore. : (
Whatt? are you sure, I must have missed it.
So very sad. Graceful and Qualified. One of the best in the business.
Yeah…I believe she moderated the democratic debate between Clinton and Bernie Sanders in February it’s crazy
God bless you in your eternal rest.
Amen!!
Real talk, for the past week I could not understand why that Indian guy was in her spot. No disrespect. He’s done it before, but after not saying he’s, “sitting in” for Gwen, I knew something was up.
SMR: Her unexplained absence led to viewer speculation that she had taken a leave of absence to get married.
When are you getting married Sandra?
That’s really low throwing shade at a corpse but I am not surprised.
RIP, Gwen.
So saddened to hear Ms. Ifill has passed away. I admired her immensely as a young j-school student, and had the pleasure of seeing her speak to a group of students at a conference. She made it a point afterward to connect with every single woman of color in the audience one on one (there were only a handful of us). RIP. She was truly a class act.
RIP! ??
I was saddened when I saw this. I have been a follower of hers for years. When I see AM JOY she reminds me so much of Gwen. She will be missed. A class act.
I saw it but I.was.hushing!!!! ???
Rest in paradise Ms. Ifill
Auntie not drinking the marriage koolaid hun…
Yeah, I did miss that one. I was sick…..
But she is drinking some kind of koolaid.
She was a staple for the young J-students annually at NABJ national conferences. A real resource! This is a huge loss for the field. I’m so sad.
RIP.
This was such a beautiful woman inside and out. I always loved her spirit and learned so much watching her. She will be missed. God bless her and her family.
I watched this woman faithfully. One of my favorite journalists.
She will be missed. My condolences to her family.
The beat a dead horse trump won koolaid ???
I though that was her i saw on tv last wk…could’ve been a re-run but I noticed she had lost a lot of weight and was wondering whether that was really her. I was always glad to see her. She represented women who you dont see much of on the air anymore…RIH.
#FuckCancer
She was a legendary journalist and one class act. She will be missed. #RIP
RIP. Man!
RIP. Man!
i love AM JOY! She be on it. fellow reider here!
Other outlets are reporting that she died of Endometrial Cancer
I’ve never seen so many people die or get sick from cancer then I have in the last ten years…it can strike anyone at any moment regardless of family history and that’s what people fail to realize…RIP
She was my favorite journalist. Heaven truly gained an Angel
Wish all journalist/bloggers had her integrity!! RIH
If that corpse is black! Shade is being thown! Now the father that left his son in the car to sext teenage girls. Sandra stated that on that day in question he merely missed his turn and jurors didn’t buy it! If he was black she would have posted his entire arrest record!! We don’t need racist as long as Sandra is around!!
OMG! 2016 has been brutal year! I had to read the headline THREE times before my brain could process her death! Heartbroken!
Wait! That means her new hairdo was a wig!
R.I,P. Gwen Ifill she was and still is one of my favorites. All cancer is bad, but I must correct you, she died from endometrial cancer not breast cancer.
Because she did. Sandra got it wrong.
PBS just devoted a whole hour to her. Wonderful woman. Surprised she’s dead, seems I was just watching her on TV a few weeks ago.
Rest In Peace
Condolences. Cancer is no joke.
Damn. Breast cancer kills Black women 3x’s as much as White women and Black women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with Breast cancer than White women… We gotta take care of ourselves and get YEARLY mammograms starting before age 35.
Other sources say endometrial cancer, diagnosed a year ago. Do we know which?
Credible news media say breast cancer.
Thank you. Gwen was in our home for years and years with Washington Week and News Hour. We are devastated. Rise up shining star to glory!
A true black woman! No wigs, weaves, extensions or skin bleaching and obviously very smart, RIP?
RIH, May your spirit be at rest… #f-ucancer
Truely a Trailblazer. She was private with her personal business. Cancer is all that should have been giving. Not the Female info on ABC’s “American This Morning” 4:15 AM Airing. That was Classless, and Tacky!!! SHAME ON YOU!!! SHAME!!!
Am ashamed to say I was kind of annoyed with Gwen an Washington Week’s bias in favor of Hillary even though am not a fan of Trumps. I enjoyed watching her on Washington Week ,rest easy Gwen
It is now 7:56 am EST and I am already out of my allocated Be Nice To White People phucks.
Call back tomorrow to see if I have any new ones.
Gwen, presence will be greatly missed. R.I.P.
RIP
Graceful and qualified. Beautifully summed up.
This has been a rough year period, cancer is really something else.
It has been reported that she had endometrial cancer.
She had uterine( endometrial) cancer.I encourage every woman to get regular pap smears.Pap smear test primarily screen for cervical cancer but the test can also reveal early signs of endometrial cancer.
RIP
Wow RIP Ms Ifill. She was a class act! I’m an avid PBS watcher.
Yes beautiful sentiment to who she was.
As a fellow Gwen it was a pleasure watching her on PBS after seeing Barney and Teletubbies all day. May she rest in peace and I loathe cancer.