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News Anchor Speaks Out with Resignation After Being Suspended for 'Honoring' Charlie Kirk on Air

  • An Illinois news anchor, Beni Rae Harmony, resigned after being suspended for airing a tribute to Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last Wednesday.
  • Harmony stated, "Effective immediately, I have resigned from @WICS_ABC20 after being suspended for airing a non-partisan tribute to Charlie Kirk this past Friday."
  • During her tribute, Harmony expressed, "When conversations stop happening, when individuals become wordless, that’s when violence begins," and reassured viewers it is okay to grieve Kirk's death.
  • Harmony believes she is the first targeted for honoring Kirk, citing others in media being punished for mocking his assassination.
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ussanews.com broke the news in on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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