Gwen Ifill is the Winner of the 2015 Urbino Press Award

Renowned journalist and anchor Gwen Ifill is the winner of the 2015 10th Urbino Press Award, an Italian prize assigned every year to an American journalist. The official announcement will be made this coming April 22 by Italy’s Ambassador to the USA, Claudio Bisogniero, at a ceremony that will be held at the Embassy of Italy un Washington. Gwen Ifill will be present to accept the Award.  


“Gwen Ifill’s calm and collected style and professionalism are synonymous with the utmost fair and unbiased news coverage in America and abroad,” said Ambassador Bisogniero. “It is a true honor to announce that such an extraordinary talent has been chosen as the recipient of 2015 Urbino Press Award, joining the long list of prominent American journalists awarded in the past nine editions,” continued Bisogniero.

"I am deeply honored to accept this prestigious award for doing the work I love -- explaining our world.”, stated Gwen Ifill.

“The Urbino Press Award,” underscored President of the Marche Region, Gian Mario Spacca, “ is an initiative that has been able, in the last nine years, to consolidate the already strong collaboration between our region and the United States.


Thanks to the very potent thrust of culture and of the excellence of the media and thanks to the many parallel initiatives linked to the prize, the knowledge connecting the Marche Region and the USA deepens and becomes richer with new ideas.  This is a way to showcase, ever more, the beauties of our land to the United States, which has already shown its appreciation in its ever growing visitor numbers. To the winner of the 2015 Urbino Press Award, Gwen Ifill, the most sincere congratulations on behalf of all the Marche Region.”