Gwen Ifill (born September 29, 1955) is a journalist for PBS. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She has also received 15 honorary degrees. She serves on the board of the Harvard Institute of Politics, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Museum of Television and Radio and the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
She earlier worked for the Boston Herald, the Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NBC. Ifill became moderator of the PBS program Washington Week in Review in October 1999 and is also senior correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. On October 5, 2004, she moderated the vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards. She also co-hosted "Jamestown LIVE!", a History Channel special commemorating the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, with Kaitlyn Adkins in 2007.
Ifill is one of few black women in public affairs programming, and recognizes that she is a potential role model for young black kids.
