Jerry Springer
, one of the best-known faces on American television and also one of the most controversial for decades, passed away this Thursday, the 27th at the age of 79.
Springer died at his home in Chicago after being diagnosed with cancer a few months ago, according to various media outlets in the United States.
For decades, his program
"The Jerry Springer Show"
was one of the most watched on American television, with millions of viewers, and at times surpassed competitors such as
Oprah Winfrey.
Television personality Jerry Springer at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
The space, which was born focused on political news, became in a few years one of the pioneers of the successful daytime television format used to
seeking controversy with controversial issues and with harsh clashes between guests
.
On the show, where it was common to see family members at odds or couples having infidelities,
it was not uncommon for participants to come to blows
and have to be separated by security while the public chanted Springer's name.
"The Jerry Springer Show"
aired between 1991 and 2018 and made its host a huge celebrity in the country, while his critics accused him of being one of those responsible for the growth of trash TV.
In 2010, Springer told CNN he didn't mind being referred to as the
"granddaddy of junk TV"
when "The Jerry Springer Show" celebrated its 20th anniversary on the air: "That's probably accurate. I don't know what it is." the award for that, but I think it's true that we were probably one of the first shows to feature some of the barbaric stuff that we have."
Jerry Springer poses with Chicago Showgirls as it is announced that he will make his stage debut on June 1, 2009, guest-starring as Billy Flynn in the West End musical Chicago.
(AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
The show ended in 2018, after more than 4,000 episodes and countless opinion pieces about
Springer's role in the decline of culture
, if not civilization.
Before jumping to television, Springer had made a career in politics, becoming mayor of the city of Cincinnati for a year and with several unsuccessful attempts to reach the United States Congress or to run for the Democratic candidacy for governor of the state. from ohio.
After the end of "The Jerry Springer Show", the presenter had a new television program for another three years and last October he still appeared as a star guest on the space "The Masked Singer".
Source: EFE
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