Gwen Ifill has died. According to The Los Angeles Times, she was 61 years old.
Throughout Ifill’s career, she worked as a journalist, a news anchor, and an author. In 2009, she (pictured, via) wrote and published a book entitled The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.
Here’s more from USA Today: “A native of New York City, Ifill joined PBS in 1999. Prior to joining PBS, Ifill worked as chief congressional and political correspondent for NBC News, White House correspondent for The New York Times, and political reporter for The Washington Post. She has also worked at the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. She has covered seven presidential campaigns in her career and moderated two vice presidential debates, according to PBS. In 2004, she moderated the debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards, and the 2008 debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.” (via The Baltimore Sun)