Jerry Springer
![Springer in 2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Jerry_Springer_at_Emory_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Born in London during World War II to German 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.
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. Provided by Wikipedia
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