Erika Kirk Named Turning Point USA CEO and First TV Interview

Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the newly appointed chief executive of Turning Point USA, will give her first televised sitdown since her husband was killed, appearing on host Jesse Watters' 8 p.m. program on Nov. 5. The interview is expected to cover her husband's impact, the timeline of the September attack that killed him, and the future direction of the organization he founded. Ahead of the broadcast, the program will follow Kirk on a campus stop of her ongoing This Is the Turning Point tour.

A preview clip of the interview shows Kirk watching archival video of her husband and fighting back tears as she described him as "the love of my life." She is expected to recount the events of Sept. 10, when Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot during a public speaking appearance at Utah Valley University. Authorities say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing and was arrested after his father recognized him in photos released by investigators and urged him to turn himself in.

Since the shooting, Erika Kirk has assumed a public leadership role at Turning Point USA. The group's board announced she was unanimously...