Veteran broadcast journalist Gwen Ifill has passed away, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
“It is with extreme sadness that we share the news that Gwen Ifill passed away earlier today surrounded by family and friends,” PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger said in a statement.
Ifill became the host of PBS’ Washington Week in 1999 and had been co-anchor on PBS NewsHour since 2013.
Ifill started her career at the Baltimore Evening Sun, and also worked for The Washington Post and The New York Times.