Texas meteorologist removed from staff page after racially charged Facebook post regarding DNC

Twitter user Torraine Walker tweeted a screenshot of KRLD Meteorologist Bob Goosmann's Facebook page July 28.

Goosmann's status read: "As many of you have probably noticed, I've stayed away from politics on FB. The DNC parading the mothers of slain thugs around on their stage has me furious." less Twitter user Torraine Walker tweeted a screenshot of KRLD Meteorologist Bob Goosmann's Facebook page July 28.

Goosmann's status read: "As many of you have probably noticed, I've stayed away from politics on FB. ... more Photo: Courtesy/Twitter Photo: Courtesy/Twitter Image 1 of / 21 Caption Close Texas meteorologist removed from staff page after racially charged Facebook post regarding DNC 1 / 21 Back to Gallery

A Dallas meteorologist resigned Friday, one day after he made a racially charged comment on Facebook.

Paul Mann, news and program director at the KRLD 1080, confirmed to mySA.com Friday afternoon that chief meteorologist Bob Goosmann resigned, however, he could not "say anything more than that," including the reason for his resignation.

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Goosmann's status read: "As many of you have probably noticed, I've stayed away from politics on FB. The DNC parading the mothers of slain thugs around on their stage has me furious."

Twitter user Torraine Walker tweeted a screenshot of Goosmann's Facebook page Thursday, prompting a firestorm of angry internet users.

A group of women who have lost children to gun violence or after contact with police took the stage to applause and chants of "Black Lives Matter" on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention. Known as the Mothers of the Movement, the group includes Sybrina Fulton, whose 17-year-old son Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012.

Walker tweeted at the radio station asking if Goosmann was an employee there.

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KRLD did not respond to Walker.

A cached version of the station's staff page shows Goosmann covered weather for them. Goosmann no longer appears on the page as of Friday morning.

According to his LinkedIn account, Goosmann has been the chief meteorologist at KRLD Radio for three years and 10 months.

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Goosmann, whose radio Twitter account is no longer active, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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