Person · 1955–2016
Gwen Ifill
The trailblazing broadcast journalist who became the first Black woman to host a major U.S. public-affairs program.
A pioneer of Black [[black-leadership|public life]] in the press.
As moderator of PBS's Washington Week and co-anchor of the NewsHour, Gwen Ifill broke barriers in political journalism and mentored a generation, while chronicling a new era of Black political power in "The Breakthrough."