Ifill 's moderation of the debates won her pop-culture recognition when the debates were parodied on '' Saturday Night Live '' , with Queen Latifah portraying Ifill . PBS ombudsman Michael Getler twice wrote about letters he received complaining of bias in Ifill 's news coverage . He dismissed complaints that Ifill appeared insufficiently enthusiastic about Sarah Palin 's speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention , and concluded that Ifill had played a " solid , in my view , and central role in PBS coverage of both conventions . " In September 2011 , Ifill was a presenter at the 32nd News & Documentary Emmy Awards . On August 6 , 2013 , '' NewsHour '' named Ifill and Judy Woodruff as co-anchors and co-managing editors . They shared anchor duties Monday through Thursday ; Woodruff was the sole anchor on Friday . In November 2015 , Ifill was the master of ceremonies at the 2015 LBJ Liberty & Justice For All Award ceremony
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Gwen Ifill