Quinnipiac University presented its 17th annual Fred Friendly First Amendment Award to Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of PBS’ “Washington Week,” on June 14 during a luncheon ceremony at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
The award, presented in honor of Friendly, the former CBS News president who died in 1998, acknowledges one of the most basic constitutional rights and recognizes those who have shown courage and forthrightness in preserving that right.
In her acceptance speech, Ifill told the crowd of 90 that “First of all, I am relieved to be somewhere where I am not confused with Queen Latifah.
(Above: QU President John Lahey, Ifill and Ruth Friendly )
