Thursday, August 27, 2015

Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward



On August 26, 2015, 24-year-old news reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old photojournalist Adam Ward, both of Roanoke, Virginia, CBS affiliate WDBJ, were conducting a live television interview near Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, when they were murdered by a gunman.[3] The person being interviewed, Vicki Gardner of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce,[1] was shot in the back during the attack but survived. Parker and Ward died at the scene. They are the seventh and eighth journalists to be killed while in the line of work in the U.S. since 1992.

The assailant was later confirmed to be Vester Lee Flanagan II, also known as Bryce Williams, a former reporter at WDBJ.[5][6][7][8] After a manhunt and car chase, Flanagan died from multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a hospital at approximately 1:32 p.m. (EDT).

Virginia
Frederick C. Boucher was a Virginia Senate senator, and is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP.

Note: Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   
Kathleen L. Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and married to Van Gordon Sauter.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and was a director at CBS.
Van Gordon Sauter is married to Kathleen L. Brown, and was the president of CBS.
CBS’s affiliate is WDBJ, and a partner with the Sundance Channel.
Robert Redford is a partner with the Sundance Channel, and the founder & president for the Sundance Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, the Center for International Policy, and the Robin Hood Foundation.  
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Kenneth D. Cole is a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and married to Maria Cuomo Cole.
Maria Cuomo Cole is married to Kenneth D. Cole, and a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend was a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and a director at the Center for International Policy.
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence was named for James Scott Brady.
Paul Helmke was the president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and a president for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Marc Morial was a president for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety.
Michael A. Nutter was a president for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety.
Thomas M. Menino was a president for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and a co-chair for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, a co-chair for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Warren E. Buffett is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and the chairman & CEO for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce
Meet our SML Regional Chamber Officers
Our Board of Directors is a group of dedicated professionals representing the Smith Mountain Lake business community.
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board Members
Dana Montgomery
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Phone: 540.721.8659
Jeff Zucker is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal.
NBCUniversal is a partner with the Sundance Channel.
CBS is a partner with the Sundance Channel, and an affiliate with WDBJ.
Robert Redford is a partner with the Sundance Channel, and the founder & president for the Sundance Institute.
Kenneth D. Cole is a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and married to Maria Cuomo Cole.
Maria Cuomo Cole is married to Kenneth D. Cole, and a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

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