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Jerry Springer (born Gerald Norman Springer February 13, 1944, in London, United Kingdom) is a popular American talk show host that hosts the Jerry Springer Show since 1991. Much of the show is staged for entertainment purposes and will usually degrade into a pushing and shouting match.

He has a Bachelor's Degree in political science from Tulane University and Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Law School.^[1] Before becoming a talk show host, Springer was active in politics in Cincinnati, Ohio, and first became a city council member in 1971. A prostitution scandal in 1974 unsaddled him only briefly and the city council elected him as mayor for one year in 1977-78. For a week in 1997, he was briefly a news commentator for a Chicago-area television station before quitting over protests.^[2]

In 2000, he admitted in an interview with the Reuters news agency:

"I would never watch my show. I'm not interested in it." - Jerry Springer^[3]

Springer had a radio program on the Air America network in 2005-06 and in the fall of 2006 competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. He hosted the popular America's Got Talent for seasons two and three.

References

1. ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jerry-springer/bio/156840
2. ↑ Carter, Bill. Springer Quits News Show, Citing Attacks. The New York Times: May 9, 1997
3. ↑ Springer's 'silly' show. BBC News: October 6, 2000

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