Oprah Cans Columbine Episode

10th anniversary show set for today 'focused too much on the killers'
By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 20, 2009 2:18 PM CDT
Oprah Cans Columbine Episode
People gather at the Columbine Memorial at Clement Park near Littleton, Colo., yesterday.   (AP Photo)

Oprah Winfrey canceled an episode of her show commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings, set to air today, the New York Post reports. “After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers,” Winfrey said of the scrapped show in a Facebook posting. “Today, hold a thought for the Columbine community.” (More Oprah Winfrey stories.)

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