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TV anchor stands up to bully on the air
Response to a critical email about her weight
Updated: Wednesday, 03 Oct 2012, 10:26 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 03 Oct 2012, 9:27 AM EDT
LA CROSSE, Wis. (KXAN) - Media personalities often receive critical emails, but a TV anchor in Wisconsin is standing up to one bullying her about her weight -- addressing the issue very publicly and even on the air.
"First, the truth is I am overweight," said WKBT News 8 This Morning Anchor Jennifer Livingston in a video posted on the station's YouTube channel. "You could call me fat and yes, even obese on a doctor's chart."
That is part of a four-minute editorial Livingston shared on the air days after a viewer said she was a poor role model and that "obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make."
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