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PBS’ Gwen Ifill, on leave, expected to return in 2 weeks

PBS' Gwen Ifill, on leave, expected to return in 2 weeks | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2015 file photo, "NewsHour" co-anchor Gwen Ifill attends The Women’s Media Center 2015 Women’s Media Awards in New York. Ifill has been on leave for weeks for an undisclosed health issue. PBS said she is doing well and plans to return to the air around Memorial Day. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK – PBS’ Gwen Ifill is “doing well” and plans to return to the air around Memorial Day, the network said Monday.

The “NewsHour” co-anchor informed her audience on April 7 that she would be on leave the next few weeks for an undisclosed health issue.

During her absence, “NewsHour Weekend” anchor Hari Sreenivasan has been co-anchoring with Judy Woodruff.

Ifill also will return to moderating “Washington Week,” the network said.

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