KABZ (103.7 The Buzz)/Little Rock Changes Name Of 'Babe Bracket' Contest Amid Controversy

Contest Controversy

SIGNAL MEDIA Sports KABZ (103.7 THE BUZZ)/LITTLE ROCK has bowed to public pressure -- partially -- by renaming its "Babe Bracket" competition judging the attractiveness of local female TV news reporters and anchors to "The Bracket with No Name."  The contest, however, will continue as planned.

The ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE reports that the name change came as female journalists started a hashtag campaign "#morethanababe" to protest the name and point to their professional accomplishments.  The annual contest came under fire after a blog post by NBC affiliate KARK-TV-FOX affiliate KLRT-TV News Director AUSTIN KELLERMAN objected to the contest's "blatant objectification" of women.

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