Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk [View all]

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Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, is scheduled to moderate a network town hall event with Erika Kirk, the widow of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Guardian has learned.

The event will air on 13 December at 8pm and will focus on “grief, faith, politics, and more”, according to internal marketing materials.

According to an unpublicized online form soliciting potential attendees, the event will actually be recorded on 10 December at 12pm in New York City.

The town hall is a notable bit of programming for Weiss, who took on her role in October with a mandate to bring more balance – including a variety of political perspectives – to the network. When she was appointed by David Ellison, the president of CBS News’ parent company, Paramount Skydance, some journalists at the network expressed skepticism about her ability to do the job, considering her lack of experience working in television.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/03/bari-weiss-erika-kirk-cbs-town-hall