ALBAWABA- Jerry Springer, the former talk show host and politician, has died at the age of 79.
His publicist confirmed that he passed away at his home in suburban Chicago after a brief illness.
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and longtime TV host whose tabloid talk show was known for outrageous confrontations, has died at age 79 https://t.co/t6JwFvoEze pic.twitter.com/5MnYn70Lwh
— CNN (@CNN) April 27, 2023
Springer was best known for his talk show, The Jerry Springer Show, which aired from 1991 to 2018. The show often featured guests revealing shocking and sordid details about their personal lives, and fights were not uncommon on the show, with the audience cheering on.
Springer was born in London during World War II and came to New York with his family as a child. He was elected to Cincinnati's city council in the 1970s and served a term as mayor.
“If government, any government, is to have any positive effect on our lives, which after all, is its purpose — to make life more tolerable — then that government must bear some relationship to how we live,” he said in his mayoral inauguration speech.
He later became a television news anchor and commentator, before hosting his own talk show. Despite initially doubting its success, the show ran for 27 years.
On a visit to the University of Cincinnati in 1998, Jerry Springer took time to speak with WLWT. https://t.co/fu0w84KfU7 pic.twitter.com/f6EM3bTUpw
— WLWT (@WLWT) April 27, 2023
Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, described Springer as "irreplaceable" and said that memories of his intellect, heart, and humor would live on. Many tributes have been paid to Springer, with former Ohio governor and fellow talk show host, John Kasich, calling him a "good and caring man" who loved America.
The Jerry Springer Show was a controversial and often criticized program, but it became a cultural phenomenon, attracting a large audience and spawning many imitators.
