D/FW Radio: KRLD Meteorologist Resigns Over 'Thug' Posting

Chief Meterologist Bob Goosmann has resigned his position at CBS Radio's KRLD 1080 AM after a Facebook posting about 'slain thugs'.

Last week, nine mothers of black children who died from gun violence or after contact with police spoke at the Democratic National Convention. They included the mothers of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas jail after a traffic stop, and Trayvon Martin, who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

“As many of you know, I have not posted much about politics,” Goosmann wrote “The DNC parading the mothers of slain thugs on their stage has made me furious.”

Asked about the departure by DFW.com, Lori Conrad, director of communications for CBS’ DFW radio and television stations, sent a statement that said simply, “Bob Goosmann resigned his position as chief meteorologist. His resignation is effective immediately.”

Paul Mann, KRLD’s news and program director, confirmed Goosmann’s resignation to mySA.com, but told the website that “he could not ‘say anything more than that,’ including the reason for his resignation.”

Goosmann, for his part, says he doesn’t see anything racial about the post.

“It was frustration that I believe the DNC Party will do anything, like using these mothers, to garner votes,” he said in a Facebook email to DFW.com. “Some have said the word ‘thug’ is a racial term. It means a violent person, as in a criminal. It does not mention color. Anyone can become a thug. If some want to make this statement out to be something else, I cannot control that.”