The United States continues to reel from the latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two adults died, leading many in the media to address the issue of what is happening in the country with the number of mass shootings.
Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue about the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” However, viewers on WFAA Dallas didn’t get to see it as it ran to commercial break. The station has since apologized for the incident.
“Jimmy Kimmel delivers powerful monologue in wake of Uvalde elementary school shooting, lambasting legislators for lack of action.” The story said. “Technical issues prevented the entirety of Kimmel’s monologue from airing in full on WFAA.”
“WFAA apologizes for technical difficulties that interrupted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at multiple points, including during his monologue on gun control.”
The late-night host also commented on the Dallas station cutting his monologue for the viewers, stating that he knows the people that work for the station and believes the incident wasn’t intentional.
“To my friends in Dallas who are asking: I do not know whether our @ABCNetwork affiliate @wfaa cut away from my monologue tonight intentionally or inadvertently but I will find out. In the meantime, here’s what you didn’t get to see,” Kimmel tweeted.
“I’ve known the staff at @wfaa personally and professionally for almost 20 years and believe this mistake was made unintentionally. Thanks for reposting and for correcting this error. Sending love to all my friends in Texas.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
