Fox Nation will honor Erika Kirk at its upcoming seventh annual Patriot Awards ceremony with a special award named in memory of her late husband, Charlie Kirk.
Country singer Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, will join Fox News host Jesse Watters later this week to present the newly appointed CEO of Turning Point USA with the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award.
The new award aims to recognize those who embody the slain conservative commentator’s mission and “spirit of free speech, faith, and family,” Fox News shared in a Nov. 3 press release.
The 2025 Patriot Awards will take place at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York.
Hosted by Fox News presenter Sean Hannity, the show will stream live on Fox Nation on Nov. 6, ahead of Veterans Day, and air on the Fox News Channel at a later date.
The awards ceremony honors some of America’s biggest patriots, including military veterans and first responders.
Throughout the evening, various Fox News personalities—among them, Bill Hemmer, Dana Perino, Martha MacCallum, Benjamin Hall, Joey Jones, Will Cain, and Laura Ingraham—will present a slew of other awards, including the Young Patriot Award, Salute to Service Award, Heroism Award, and Patriot of the Year Award.
Jason Aldean will also take the stage to perform his hit singles “Try That in a Small Town” and “How Far Does a Goodbye Go.”
Before the award show, Fox News will air Erika Kirk’s first television interview since the assassination of her husband, who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 at the age of 31 while speaking to college students at Utah Valley University in Orem.
Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, speaks at the Building a Legacy: Remembering Charlie Kirk Memorial event at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sept. 21, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)
The 36-year-old businesswoman—who was unanimously elected to lead Turning Point USA in the wake of her husband’s death—will appear on “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Nov. 5.
Speaking to Erika Kirk backstage at a Turning Point USA event on Oct. 29, Watters asked the mother of two what she hoped to achieve not only for her husband’s legacy but for the country at large.
“All of his wildest dreams for this organization and more,” Erika Kirk responded.
“He left me a blueprint in all of his journals, but more so than that, I was his vault for literally everything. He shared everything with me—his vision, his dreams. And I know now more than ever ... he’s up in heaven orchestrating and sitting and strategizing, and I can just feel it, I can feel it,” she continued.
“All I want is to be able to make sure we honor Charlie, we keep fighting the good fight, and we do it in such a bold and powerful way.”
