Vicki Gardner, former executive director of Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, talks about her recovery and book release 10 years after the WDBJ shootings (August 2025)
Vicki Gardner, former executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, stands at her lakeside home in August. Her book, "Survival Has Consequences," details her recovery after surviving the WDBJ shootings in 2015.
WDBJ (Channel 7) reporter Alison Parker (left) and cameraman Adam Ward were shot and killed live on air by a disgruntled former employee of the station in 2015.
A memorial to Alison Parker and Adam Ward was placed at Bridgewater Plaza on Aug. 26, 2016, one year after the shooting. The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce was closed in observance of the anniversary.
Vicki Gardner, former executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, stands at her lakeside home in August. Her book, "Survival Has Consequences," details her recovery after surviving the WDBJ shootings in 2015.
A memorial to Alison Parker and Adam Ward was placed at Bridgewater Plaza on Aug. 26, 2016, one year after the shooting. The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce was closed in observance of the anniversary.
WDBJ (Channel 7) reporter Alison Parker (left) and cameraman Adam Ward were shot and killed live on air by a disgruntled former employee of the station in 2015.
