Convergent TV

TV Reporter and Photographer Killed by Former Colleague During Live Broadcast

Gunman commits suicide, leaves 23-page note

By Jason Lynch

August 26, 2015

During a live broadcast this morning around 6:45 a.m. on WDBJ-TV, Roanoke/Lynchburg's CBS affiliate, a gunman opened fire, killing reporter Alison Parker and her photographer Adam Ward.

Jason Lynch
@jasonlynch jason.lynch@adweek.com Jason Lynch is TV Editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.
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