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For other uses, see Jerry Springer (disambiguation).

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Jerry Springer
Springer in 2007
Born	Gerald Norman Springer (1944-02-13)February 13, 1944 Highgate, London, England
Died	April 27, 2023(2023-04-27) (aged 79) Evanston, Illinois, US
Resting place	Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American British
Education	Tulane University (BA) Northwestern University (JD)
Occupations	Broadcaster journalist actor lawyer politician
Years active	1968\u20132022
Television	Jerry Springer (1991\u20132018) Judge Jerry (2019\u20132022)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	\n Micki Velton (m. 1973)
Children	1


56th Mayor of Cincinnati
In office January 1, 1977 \u2013 January 1, 1978
Preceded by	Jim Luken
Succeeded by	Bobbie L. Sterne
Member of the Cincinnati City Council
In office January 1, 1976 \u2013 1981
In office January 1, 1972 \u2013 April 29, 1974
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Website	www.jerryspringer.com

Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 \u2013 April 27, 2023) was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician.^[1] He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. Springer was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of \"trash TV\"; his eponymous show was a \"commercial smash and certifiable cultural phenomenon\" in the 1990s.^[2]\n

Born in London during World War II to Jewish refugees escaping the Holocaust, Springer was raised in Queens, New York City. He attended Northwestern University School of Law, qualified as a lawyer, and first became actively involved in politics working for the campaign of Robert Kennedy in 1968. A Cincinnati City Council member, Springer served as the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978. He then worked as a local news anchor in Cincinnati where he won ten Regional Emmy Awards for commentary. \n

From 2005 to 2006, Springer hosted Springer on the Radio, a liberal talk show on Cincinnati's WCKY-AM. He was the host of the television talent show America's Got Talent from 2007 to 2008, and of the television courtroom show Judge Jerry from 2019 to 2022. He also hosted The Jerry Springer Podcast from 2015 to 2022. One year after he retired from his television career, Springer died of pancreatic cancer on April 27, 2023, at the age of 79.^[3]^[4]\n

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v t e The Jerry Springer Show
Cast/crew	\n Jerry Springer \n Kenny Easterday \n Steve Wilkos \n Richard Dominick \n
Related	\n Jerry Springer: The Opera \n Ringmaster \n The Steve Wilkos Show \n Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me \n Sabrina the Teenage Witch (S3, Ep. 14) \n Judge Jerry \n I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song) \n
International versions	\n Russia\n 2001-etc series \n 2002\u20132005 series \n

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Early life

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Kennedy campaign and early law career

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Jerry Springer (1991\u20132018)

Judge Jerry (2019\u20132022)

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Talks

Jerry Springer's Talks