A marathon runner who smacked a female reporter's butt live on-air during a race has been banned for LIFE ... this after the woman called the guy's actions "violating" and "objectifying."
The slap all went down Saturday at the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run in Savannah, Georgia where WSAV-TV's Alex Bozarjian was reporting live from the starting line area.
While she was on air giving details about the run ... a man jogged up behind her, slapped her on the butt and bolted off.
You can see in the video, Alex was not happy AT ALL with the guy .