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'''Jerry Springer''' (born February 13th, 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. | '''Jerry Springer''' (born February 13th, 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. | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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.<ref>Carter, Bill. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E5DC1739F93AA35756C0A961958260 Springer Quits News Show, Citing Attacks]. ''The New York Times'': May 9, 1997</ref> |
| − | <blockquote>"I would never watch my show. I'm not interested in it." - Jerry Springer<ref>http:// | + | In 2000, he admitted in an interview with the Reuters news agency: |
| + | <blockquote>"I would never watch my show. I'm not interested in it." - Jerry Springer<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/959370.stm Springer's 'silly' show]. BBC News: October 6, 2000</ref></blockquote> | ||
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 currently hosts the popular ''America's Got Talent''. | 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 currently hosts the popular ''America's Got Talent''. | ||
Revision as of 18:43, August 10, 2008
Jerry Springer (born February 13th, 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.
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.[1]
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[2]
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 currently hosts the popular America's Got Talent.
References
- ↑ Carter, Bill. Springer Quits News Show, Citing Attacks. The New York Times: May 9, 1997
- ↑ Springer's 'silly' show. BBC News: October 6, 2000