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Processing the assassination of Charlie Kirk

By Evan Dawson,
Elissa Orlando, Julie Williams
Published September 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM EDT
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Kit Miller and Jonathon Jones with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, September 12, 2025
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk is the latest in a series of political attacks in recent years in this country.

We sit down with a leader in the nonviolence movement to talk about the cost to a society of increasing violence. And we welcome feedback from our audience about how to process this disturbing and tragic news.

In studio:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Elissa Orlando
Elissa Orlando is a producer for “Connections with Evan Dawson.” She returns part-time to WXXI News after stepping back from a long career in public media and in translational science.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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