Gwen Ifill
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.
29 September 1955
Born on the same birth date (29 September 1955): Ann Bancroft • Joe Donnelly
Born on the same birth day (29 September): Aaron Martin (footballer, born 1989) • Charlotte, Princess Royal • Elizabeth Gaskell • Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury • Hersey Hawkins • Kevin Durant • Mars Rafikov • Mona Baker • Rhodri Morgan • Roslyn Schwartz • William V, Duke of Bavaria • Wim Kok • Yoshihiro Tajiri
Born in the same month (September 1955): Abdul Qadir (cricketer) • Andy Bechtolsheim • Charles Martinet • Edu Manzano • Garth Le Roux • Johnny Kidd (wrestler) • Kenny Kirkland • Pat Mastelotto • Peter Scolari • Renzo Rosso • Riccardo Illy • Robin Yount • Ron Brewer • Steven Severin • William Jackson (Scottish composer)