Charlie Kirk Assassination

News Anchor Resigns After Being Suspended Over On-Air Charlie Kirk Tribute

‘I believe I am the first to be targeted for honoring him on air,’ WICS-ABC20 News anchor Beni Harmony said.
News Anchor Resigns After Being Suspended Over On-Air Charlie Kirk Tribute
Beni Harmony pays tribute to former employer Charlie Kirk the day after Kirk was assassinated in Utah on Sept. 10, 2025. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/ABC20
Melanie Sun
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A WICS-ABC20 News anchor in Springfield, Illinois, has announced that she is resigning from her position after her employer suspended her for paying tribute to the late Charlie Kirk on air.

Beni Harmony paid an impassioned tribute to Kirk, whom she knew personally, during a Sept. 12 segment on ABC20’s Marketplace program.

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