50+ Stars We Lost in 2016

The PBS NewsHour coanchor died of cancer at the age of 61 in mid-November. WETA President and CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller confirmed the news to her staff in an email that reads, "I am very sad to tell you that our dear friend and beloved colleague Gwen Ifill passed away today in hospice care in Washington. I spent an hour with her this morning and she was resting comfortably, surrounded by loving family and friends.”