of course, i'm talking about the legendary gwen ifill. - [woodruff]: gwen was an icon, a trailblazer, meteor across the night sky. i mean, she stood for the very best of journalism. - [ifill]: this is an amazing place chock full of the expected and the unexpected. - [woodruff]: here was someone who came from an immigrant family. when she started out in journalism, there were very few people of color. and she withstood some pretty ugly language, pushback, treatment that we don't even want to think about. and she never let that slow her down. she was courageous. she was brilliant. she was the - always the person in the room to question the conventional wisdom. - [chang]: gwen ifill is legendary for a reason. when i was a young cub reporter covering politics, she was already the veteran, and for so many young journalists and frankly, journalists of color, she was a shining light, a beacon for so many of us, and remained so throughout her career. - [just]: gwen was someone you could immediately have a conversation with. and she was just curious about everything and everybody. she also had

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crucial in nearly every presidential and vice presidential debate moderated by jim lehrer and the late gwen ifilme time, annette was a generous mentor to so many young journalists who came up through the program. we want to congratulate and thank her for her years of contributions, and wish her well in what sounds like a busy next chapter. we are going to miss you a lot, annette. thank you. and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online, and again here on monday evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe, and have a good weekend. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fidelity wealth management. >> consumer cellular. >> johnson & johnson. >> bnsf railway. >> financial services firm raymond james. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. at www.hewlett.org. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institution