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KVUE-TV Station In Austin Labels Black Bombing Victim As “This Monkey” During Live Broadcast

An ABC affiliate station in Austin, Texas, severed ties with a closed-captioning company after a “typographical error” labeled an African-American bombing victim “this monkey.”

KVUE-TV issued an apology after a Tuesday evening story aired on the station about victims of Mark Anthony Conditt’s deadly 19-day bombing spree in Texas. While the anchor was discussing the death of 17-year-old Draylen…