# R.I.P. Gwen Ifill **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 14, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989 "2016-11-14T19:22:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/1 "2016-11-14T19:22:30Z")
[She died](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/11/14/pbs-anchor-gwen-ifill-one-of-the-most-prominent-african-american-panelists-and-moderators-in-broadcast-news-has-died-at-61/?tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&pushid=breaking-news_1479161225). I was worried when she wasn’t on air on election night. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/2 "2016-11-14T19:23:57Z")
She was just 61. Her voice will be missed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/3 "2016-11-14T19:25:26Z")
Man, this year just sucks… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/4 "2016-11-14T19:33:09Z")
The link in the OP is broken. I asked a mod if it can be fixed. [Here’s the AP story](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_IFILL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-11-14-14-25-48). Fuck cancer. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/5 "2016-11-14T19:36:11Z")
Damn, sorry about that. Thanks for the updated link. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/6 "2016-11-14T19:51:47Z")
Wow. Surprising and way too soon. Thanks Ms. Ifill. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/7 "2016-11-14T19:54:42Z")
Apparently she was fighting cancer, according to the npr story. No mention of what kind, just that it won. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/8 "2016-11-14T20:05:48Z")
Shitballs. Fuck this year. It was endometrial cancer. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/9 "2016-11-14T20:05:55Z")
Whaaaat?? Damn. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/10 "2016-11-14T20:57:42Z")
One of the best. Watch News Hour every night. This is awful news. RIP, Gwen Ifill. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/11 "2016-11-14T21:08:13Z")
Fuck cancer and 2016. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/12 "2016-11-14T21:17:58Z")
Fuck you, 2016. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/13 "2016-11-14T21:26:37Z")
Damn, I will miss her from both the News Hour and Washington Week. Thankya, Ms. Ifill. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/14 "2016-11-14T21:28:41Z")
Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/15 "2016-11-14T22:07:04Z")
Saw replacements hosting Washington Week for the last several programs but never suspected. You were the best, Ms. Ifill. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/16 "2016-11-14T22:57:56Z")
They mentioned she was taking election week off to deal with medical issues, but nothing like this! I liked her esp because we go by the same first name. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/17 "2016-11-14T23:24:01Z")
The tribute on NH has got me tearing up. Obviously her colleagues had high regard for her. I will miss her. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/18 "2016-11-15T00:46:28Z")
She will be seriously missed, especially in the current political climate. RIP. And yeah, fuck 2016 and cancer. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/19 "2016-11-15T01:03:49Z")
That was a surprise to me too. RIP, Gwen. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989/20 "2016-11-15T01:08:50Z")
She was a treasure. Very sad news. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-gwen-ifill/771989.md?page=2)