(NewsNation) — Two days after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated during a campus speaking event, his podcast returned to the air with an empty chair left in his honor.

Andrew Kolvet, a producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” hosted Friday’s program alongside Kirk’s friends Tyler Bowyer, Jack Posobiec and Blake Neff. Kolvet said the group gathered in Kirk’s studio for a “sacred, solemn moment” to honor their colleague and friend.

Kirk, founder of the conservative group Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Wednesday during a tour stop at Utah Valley University. He was appearing as part of his “Prove Me Wrong: The American Comeback” speaking tour when a gunshot struck his neck.

Authorities identified the suspected shooter Friday as Tyler Robinson, 22, who was taken into

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