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Shown is Gwen Ifill (former Evening Sun employee) in the WETA studios. Photo is to accompany her essay in the Sun Magazine celebrating the 175th anniversary of the newspaper.
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In this Nov. 5, 2015 file photo, "NewsHour" co-anchor Gwen Ifill attends The Women's Media Center 2015 Women's Media Awards in New York. Ifill died on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, of cancer, PBS said. She was 61.
Longtime journalist Gwen Ifill died Monday after a battle with cancer. She was 61. Ifill spent part of the early portion of her career with The Evening Sun.