Jerry Springer

Jerry Springer (born February 13, 1944) is an English-American television presenter, former lawyer and politician. He became known for hosting The Jerry Springer Show from 1991 to 2018. Prior to that he was a news anchor for several local TV stations throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including WLWT in Cincinnati, his hometown. Springer also served as mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978.

Springer began his career on radio in the late 1960s working at WCKY-AM in Cincinnati before gaining popularity nationally with appearances on various talk shows such as Late Night With David Letterman, Donahue and The Phil Donahue Show during the 1980s and early 1990s. He then hosted a short-lived courtroom show called “The Jerry Springer Show” which ran between September 30th 1991 – June 18th 1993; this was followed by another legal/courtroom series called “Sally Jessy Raphael” which aired until 2001 when it ended its run due to declining ratings after airing over 2200 episodes since 1983 . His most successful venture however has been “The Jerry Springer Show” which debuted on September 30th 1991 & continued running until July 26 2018 spanning almost 27 seasons & 4500+ episodes across nearly three decades making him one of America’s longest serving hosts alongside Maury Povich who also holds similar records within daytime talk shows broadcasted worldwide..
Springer often came under fire for having violent guests or topics featured on his show such as adultery or paternity tests while celebrities were often brought onto the program either promoting their work or engaging with audience members directly via video callouts among other things; this led many viewers & critics alike questioning whether these types of content should be allowed airtime but despite all criticism being leveled against him ,he remained unphased adhering strictly by what he believed would make good entertainment programming regardless o how controversial some may deem it inappropriate thus leading into why so much success can be attributed back towards both himself & production team behind creating each episode every week up till last season culminating 25 years later where finally had decided retire gracefully leaving legacy behind best remembered through countless Cult classics shared among fans today generations afterwards will never forget!

In addition to presenting numerous programs geared toward adults throughout his career – including Blind Date (1999–2006), Love Connection (1998–99) Extreme Gong (2001–03) Baggage(2010–12), Take It All (2012-) etc – Sprinter returned briefly politics 2014 campaigning unsuccessfully Democratic nomination Ohio governor In recent years since retirement November 2019 announced return broadcasting American version ITV’s popular British game Gino’d Steals Wheel 2020 featuring family friendly content compared earlier works ensuring everyone watching able enjoy equally!