Friday, October 19, 2012

[WATCH]: News Anchor Jennifer Livingston Responds To Viewer's Calling Her Fat

A Wisconsin television anchor's bold retort to a viewer who suggested she was too fat to be on TV has spurred a heartwarming response -- and a new discussion about the boundaries of bullying. Jennifer Livingston, 37, an anchor/reporter at WKBT-TV in LaCrosse, Wis., received an email last week from a viewer criticizing her size. "Obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain," the viewer said. "I leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle." Many media types may have shrugged off the criticism as part of the job. Anyone who's in the public eye is used to hate mail, name-calling --

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