Gwen Ifill Quotes
It's not surprising that you wouldn't see that side of me on television, but in real life I find the world to be quite a funny place.
Ifill, Gwen. Interview by Television Academy Foundation. The Interviews: An Oral History of Television, 22 Nov. 2011.
Gwendolyn L. Ifill was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with Washington Week in Review. She was the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the PBS NewsHour, both of which air on PBS. Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates. She authored the best-selling book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.