Station observes minute’s silence for journalists

One day after the on-air killings of reporter and a cameraman shocked millions across the country, the grieving staff at WDBJ-TV came together for an emotional broadcast of its ‘Mornin’ show.

At 6:45am, the time of the shooting that took the lives of reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, the station observed a moment of silence, showing the victim’s photos on the screens.

Anchor Kim McBroom, who was on the anchor desk during the shooting and tried to reassure viewers immediately after the attack was broadcast, joined hands with weatherman Leo Hirsbrunner and fellow anchor Steve Grant, who came in from sister station KYTV in Springfield, Missouri.