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)
GOODVIEW — Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the shootings at Smith Mountain Lake that took the lives of WDBJ cameraman Adam Ward and reporter Alison Parker. The two were gunned down by a disgruntled former reporter at the station on live television.
Vicki Gardner, former executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, stands at her lakeside home on Thursday. Gardner, who survived the 2015 WDBJ shootings, is releasing a book marking 10 years since the tragedy.
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, who survived the 2015 WDBJ shootings, received get-well cards from all over the country. Her daughters used some to create artwork that Gardner still looks at daily in her home.
Vicki Gardner, former executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, stands at her lakeside home on Thursday. Gardner, who survived the 2015 WDBJ shootings, is releasing a book marking 10 years since the tragedy.
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.
Vicki Gardner, who survived the 2015 WDBJ shootings, received get-well cards from all over the country. Her daughters used some to create artwork that Gardner still looks at daily in her home.
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.
