A RADIO presenter has been given the boot after saying he’d like "a nice school shooting" to interrupt the "never-ending" coverage of US President Donald Trump's impeachment.

Chuck Bonniwell said sorry on Twitter for his "inappropriate comment" before deleting the post.

But nevertheless the station, based in Denver, Colorado, has confirmed it has now axed the news programme called the Chuck and Julie Show.

A Denver school student was killed in the shooting earlier this year.

The right-leaning station, 710 KNUS, said it was cancelling the show "given the history of school violence that has plagued our community".

On air during an impeachment news coverage, Mr Bonniwell said: "You know, you wish for a nice school shooting to interrupt the monopoly." 

His wife and co-host of the show, Julie Hayden, hit back: "No, don't even say that! He didn't say that."

Then he added: "No one would be hurt."

John Castillo, whose son Kendrick was killed in a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch near Denver in May, said described the comments as "unbelievable".

Later Mr Bonniwell tweeted before the post was deleted.

He said: "I made an inappropriate comment meant as a joke. I'm sorry it was not received that way." 

Denver's Columbine High School had only marked the 20th anniversary of a shooting that killed 13 people in April.

710 KNUS has now replaced the Chuck and Julie Show with America First, presented by Sebastian Gorka  — who is a former aide to President Trump.

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