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Response from the BBC

Friday 9 December 2011
Here's the bog standard response from the BBC which everyone (as far as I know) has received.

Dear Ms MOORE

Thanks for contacting us regarding nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

We appreciate your comments and acknowledge your concerns about the all-male line-up on this year’s shortlist.

The BBC has published a response to complaints about this year’s list on the BBC Complaints website, which you can view in full here:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complaint/bbc_sports_personality_of_the_ye

You may also be interested in reading the blog by the event's editor Carl Doran:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sporteditors/2011/11/im_terrible_at_keeping_secrets.html

And more information on this year’s ceremony is available on our Media Centre website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/281111spoty.html

I hope this is helpful and thanks again for taking the time to contact us.

Kind Regards

BBC Complaints

www.bbc.co.uk/complaints

NB This is sent from an outgoing account only which is not monitored. You cannot reply to this email address but if necessary please contact us via our webform quoting any case number we provided.



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