Jerry Springer, for decades one of the best-known faces on American television and also one of the most controversial, died this Thursday at the age of 79.
Springer died at his home in Chicago after being diagnosed a few months ago with cancer, according to various media outlets in the United States.
For decades, his program The Jerry Springer Show was one of the most watched on American television, with millions of viewers, and at times surpassed competitors such as Oprah Winfrey.
The space, which was born focused on political news, became in a few years one of the pioneers of the successful daytime television format used to seeking controversy with controversial issues and with harsh clashes between guests.
On the show, where it was common to see family members at odds or couples infidelity, it was not uncommon for participants to come to blows and have to be separated by security while the public chanted Springer’s name.
The Jerry Springer Show aired between 1991 and 2018 and made its host a huge celebrity in the country, while his critics accused him of being one of those responsible for the growth of trash TV.
Before jumping to television, Springer had made a career in politics, becoming mayor of the city of Cincinnati for a year and with several unsuccessful attempts to reach the United States Congress or to run for the Democratic candidacy for governor of the state. from ohio.
After the end of The Jerry Springer Show, the presenter had a new television program for another three years and last October he still appeared as a star guest on the space The Masked Singer.
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