17 Live Television Broadcasts That Shocked The World

6. R. Budd Dwyer Suicide

R. Buddy Dwyer was a Pennsylvanian politician who shot himself in the head during a live television broadcast. Dwyer had been accused of corruption and had been widely denounced in the media, while faced with a series of charges. Tragically, it was later found out that Dywer had, in fact, been framed from the beginning.