Television talk show host Jerry Springer has died aged 79. for The Jerry Springer Show, which ran from 1991 until 2018 in the US. (Image: PA)
Television talk show host Jerry Springer has died aged 79.
The US talk show host was best known for The Jerry Springer Show, which ran from 1991 until 2018 in the US.
From 2007 to 2008, Mr Springer hosted America's Got Talent, and from September 2019 until 2022, he hosted the courtroom show Judge Jerry.
His series inspired the UK’s The Jeremy Kyle Show, which ran on ITV between 2005 and 2019.
Prior to Mr Springer’s broadcasting career, which included roles as a political reporter and commentator, he was the mayor of Cincinnati and a political campaign adviser to Robert F Kennedy.
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