TV News Anchor Slams Viewer Who Sent ‘You’re Obese’ Email
Oct. 2 2012, Published 1:30 p.m. ET
By Adam S. Levy - Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer
In an unusual move that has made her the subject of attention, an overweight television news anchor in La Crosse, Wisconsin Tuesday addressed a viewer who told her in an e-mail that her size made her a poor role model for girls.
The letter's author, identified by the AP as Kenneth Krause, told WKBT-TV anchor Jennifer Livingston her "physical condition hasn't improved for many years" and she shouldn't consider herself "a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular."
"Obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain," Krause wrote. "I leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle."
The controversy blossomed when Livingston's husband Mike Thompson (also a broadcaster at the station) posted the "infuriating" message on his Facebook page, spurring local media outlets to pick up the story.