Fox News Star Will Cain Recalls Announcing His Friend Charlie Kirk’s Death On TV: ‘I Didn’t Want to’

Will Cain recently recounted an emotional moment on the first anniversary of the passing of friend Charlie Kirk.

The Fox News star 51, spoke to The U.S. Sun in an interview published on Thursday, September 10 — one year after Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University — and recalled having to tell The Will Cain Show viewers that the Turning Point USA founder had died.

“I was interviewing a guest — someone who had worked on Charlie’s security detail in the past — and after I asked a question, my producer spoke in my ear and said, ‘Will, Charlie has died,'” Cain told the outlet. “I had to sit there for a moment, interrupt the guest, and say: ‘It is my great dishonor to share with you that Charlie Kirk has passed.’”

“That’s truly how I felt. I didn’t want to be doing it; I didn’t want to be the one delivering that news. It makes me emotional just thinking about it now,” Cain confessed. “After that, I was silent for a few moments. On television, five seconds of silence feels like an eternity. I took a breath and kept talking, though I don’t fully remember what I said next.”

The political commentator shared that he was about 35 minutes into the show when he got the confirmation, alerted the audience, and spoke for about a minute before returning to interview the guests.

However, one coworker helped him get through the difficult moment.

“I do remember a friend of mine, an executive producer for another show at Fox, texting me: ‘You got this, man,'” Cain said. “In the middle of non-stop coverage without commercial breaks, seeing that kind of support helped me navigate the line between being a grieving human being and remaining a professional.”