"1976). They divorced in 1994. Springer tends to keep his personal life private. A lifelong New York Yankees fan, he can be seen at Yankee home games from time to time. Jerry Springer Gerald Norman Springer (born February 13, 1944) is an English-born American television presenter, former lawyer, politician, news presenter, actor, and musician. He hosted ""The Jerry Springer Show"", a tabloid talk show, between September 30, 1991 and July 26, 2018 and debuted the Jerry Springer Podcast in 2015. Springer was born in the London Underground station of Highgate while the station was in use as a shelter from"
"The Jerry Springer Show The Jerry Springer Show (also known as Jerry Springer) is an American syndicated tabloid talk show hosted by Jerry Springer. The program taped at the Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut, which is alternately known as the Stamford Media Center and is distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution. First-run episodes of the series in syndication ran from September 30, 1991 to July 26, 2018 before going into reruns. On September 10, 2018, The CW began airing reruns and unaired episodes of ""Jerry Springer"", replacing Robert Irvine's canceled talk show ""The Robert Irvine Show"". A typical episode of ""Springer"""
"1985. Former lawyer, Cincinnati mayor/councilman, Ohio gubernatorial candidate, news anchor/commentator and current tabloid talk host Jerry Springer is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Law. Northwestern's School of Communication has been especially fruitful in the number of actors, actresses, playwrights, and film and television writers and directors it has produced. Alumni who have made their mark on film and television include Ann-Margret, Warren Beatty, Jodie Markell, Paul Lynde, David Schwimmer, Anne Dudek, Zach Braff, Zooey Deschanel, Marg Helgenberger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Meghan Markle (later known in the United Kingdom as the Duchess of Sussex), Jerry Orbach, Jennifer Jones, Megan Mullally,"
"decision as ""a tremendous victory for the children of Chicago, for our neighborhoods, especially black and Hispanic neighborhoods."" Pfleger has become one of the best known critics of ""The Jerry Springer Show"", a controversial television program which was videotaped in Chicago. Believing the program to be immoral, he and his parishioners began picketing outside the show's studios in 1991. By 1998, he had organized a boycott of the show's advertisers. ""[Springer is] glorifying violence every day... Calling a woman a ho and a bitch is sick. This is not normal behavior"", he declared. The show's producers eventually claimed that they"
"California"", have incorrectly reported Springer's year of death as 1986. Curtis Howe Springer Curtis Howe Springer (December 2, 1896 – August 19, 1985) was an American radio evangelist, self-proclaimed medical doctor and Methodist minister best known for founding the Zzyzx Mineral Springs resort located within Southern California's Mojave Desert. He was also the host of well-known evangelical syndicated radio programs that were broadcast throughout the United States for several decades. Springer was in actuality neither a doctor nor a minister, and he described himself as the ""last of the old-time medicine men."" In 1969, the American Medical Association labeled him"
"""The Jerry Springer Show"", which was filmed at the station's NBC Tower studios until 2009. On April 23, 1998, Pfleger and the coalition organized a rally at the station's NBC Tower studios. On May 1, 1998, WMAQ-TV announced that they would cancel the show. Studios USA (now NBCUniversal Television Distribution), one of the show's distributors, said that the show would move to Fox owned-and-operated station WFLD the following month, ending a two-month boycott of the station. The show has since moved production to Stamford, Connecticut. On June 5, 2000, to improve station reception, the station extended its Sears Tower (now"
"Springer on the Radio Springer on the Radio was an American radio program broadcast from WCKY and later WSAI in Cincinnati from January 17, 2005 to December 5, 2006 and syndicated nationally on the Air America Radio network from April 1, 2005 to September 18, 2006 when it moved to Air America syndication, meaning that it was still syndicated nationally, but not on the Air America network lineup. It was hosted by Jerry Springer, best known as a TV talk show host. Springer is a former Democratic politician (formerly Cincinnati’s mayor) still active in the party organization. His radio show"
"Curtis Howe Springer Curtis Howe Springer (December 2, 1896 – August 19, 1985) was an American radio evangelist, self-proclaimed medical doctor and Methodist minister best known for founding the Zzyzx Mineral Springs resort located within Southern California's Mojave Desert. He was also the host of well-known evangelical syndicated radio programs that were broadcast throughout the United States for several decades. Springer was in actuality neither a doctor nor a minister, and he described himself as the ""last of the old-time medicine men."" In 1969, the American Medical Association labeled him the ""King of Quacks"". In the early 1970s, the federal"
"as WMAQ's news director. Though Springer was once a two-term mayor of Cincinnati before becoming a news anchor for that city's NBC affiliate WLWT, his association with his infamous syndicated talk show (which, until 2009, was recorded at WMAQ's NBC Tower studios, and is now distributed by NBCUniversal through its syndication division) led to the belief that the newscast was being dumbed down. There were a handful of Springer supporters; nevertheless, the incident triggered a lot of negative publicity, on both the local and national levels. The station's longtime anchor team of Carol Marin and Ron Magers resigned in protest"
"Reuben R. Springer Reuben R. Springer (November 16, 1800 December 10, 1884) was an American businessman and philanthropist in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a major contributor to the construction of the city's Music Hall, a major musical venue, where a life-size marble statue of him by Preston Powers can be seen. Springer was born into a large family in Frankfort, Kentucky on November 16, 1800. He was the son of the local postmaster, originally from Virginia and a veteran of the American Revolution, who had fought under Mad Anthony Wayne, and his mother, who was a native of New Jersey."
"most popular one in the city, garnering ten local Emmy Awards for his nightly commentaries, which were frequently satirized by Cincinnati radio personality Gary Burbank. Those commentaries would eventually become his ""Final Thought"" on ""Springer"". Springer would remain commentator at WLWT until January 1993. He resided in Loveland, Ohio, during this time. In 1997, the Chicago-based NBC-owned station WMAQ-TV hired Springer to serve as a news commentator. However, this proved to be unpopular among viewers, as it resulted in the resignation of long-time news anchors Ron Magers and Carol Marin. After performing only two commentaries, Springer resigned as commentator. ""The"
"Los Angeles"". Dennis Prager Dennis Mark Prager () (born August 2, 1948) is an American nationally syndicated radio talk show host and writer. Although Jewish, his views generally align with the Christian right. He founded PragerU, an American non-profit organization that creates videos on various political, economic, and philosophical topics from a conservative perspective. Dennis Prager was born in New York City to Hilda Prager (; 1919–2009) and her husband, Max Prager (1918–2014). Prager and his siblings were raised in a Modern Orthodox Jewish home. He attended the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York, where he befriended Joseph Telushkin."
"Steve Wilkos Steven John Wilkos (; born March 9, 1964) is an American television personality, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a former law enforcement officer with the Chicago Police Department. He has been hosting ""The Steve Wilkos Show"" since 2007, and was director of security on ""The Jerry Springer Show"" from 1994 to 2007. He had previously substituted for Springer as host on several occasions before being given his own talk show. Born in Chicago, Wilkos grew up in what is now the Roscoe Village neighborhood in North Center, Chicago, one of four children Jeanette (née"
"audience), with the intent of getting ""Jerry Beads"". Also in later seasons, Springer would single out groups of students from various colleges and universities around the New York City metropolitan area and from adjacent New England (The Tri-State area of NY, NJ and Connecticut was where the Springer Show was taped). The shout-outs were instituted after the move to Connecticut. Some adult audience members, however, may ask serious questions (mostly in the earlier seasons), which are mocked by the college-crowd audience to ""Go to ""Oprah""!"". The producers then select the person with the most memorable question (or insult) to say,"
"Awards, and a Teen Choice Award. Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965 in New York City. His father, comedian and actor Jerry Stiller, is from a Jewish family that emigrated from Poland and Galicia in Central Europe. His mother, actress and comedian Anne Meara, who was from an Irish Catholic background, converted to Reform Judaism after marrying his father. While the family was ""never very religious"", they celebrated both Hanukkah and Christmas, and Stiller had a Bar Mitzvah. His parents frequently took him on the sets of their appearances, including ""The Mike Douglas Show"" when he"
"(born 2005). They resided in Park Ridge, Illinois until 2009 before production of ""Springer"" and ""Wilkos"" moved to Stamford, Connecticut. Steve has told audience members before tapings that he and his family now reside in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Rachelle Wilkos Rachelle Lynn Wilkos (née Consiglio; born January 11, 1971) is an American television producer. Wilkos is a former senior producer on ""The Jerry Springer Show"" and is now the executive producer of ""The Steve Wilkos Show"" (hosted by her husband, former ""Springer"" security guard turned talk show host Steve Wilkos). When longtime ""Springer"" executive producer Richard Dominick left the show"
"to 2007. He now hosts his own show, ""The Steve Wilkos Show"", a spinoff of ""Springer"". Pete Kelly was director of security from 2007 to 2013. As of Season 23, the two primary security guards are long-time guard Jason Brandstetter and Dan Peterson. ""Jerry Springer"" debuted on September 30, 1991, with a family reunion as the topic of its first show. Initially, ""Springer"" was distributed by Multimedia Entertainment, later going to the former Universal and then to Studios USA. Originally seen in only the four markets where Multimedia owned TV stations, it was dramatically different from today's version of the"
"WTUL WTUL is a progressive/alternative FM radio outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, operating at 91.5 MHz with an ERP of 1,500 watts. The station, which is owned by Tulane University, offers a mix of cutting-edge, progressive, alternative, electronica, classical, New Age, straight ahead jazz, folk, blues Latin, world reggae, show tunes, kids' show, and an eclectic mix of a variety of genres. WTUL was established on March 14, 1959. It is the station which gave future mayor-turned TV news anchor-turned talk show host Jerry Springer his start. The yearly ""Rock On Survival Marathon"" fund raisers featuring live bands"
"had not yet assimilated into the dominant American middle-class culture. The resolution was unanimously recommended by the City Council's Police and Fire Committee on October 6, 1997 and passed unanimously by the full City Council on October 28, 1997. Other Burke legislative initiatives include protecting non-smokers from second-hand smoke, mandating pet-spaying, and regulating fatty restaurant food. In April 1999, Roman Catholic priest and activist Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina parish in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, wrote a letter to Chicago Police Superintendent Terry Hilliard complaining of the glorification of violence on ""The Jerry Springer Show"", a popular television show"
"Wilkos and longtime Senior Producer, replaced Dominick. The set decorations added during the 17th season were removed. On May 19, 2009, the show recorded its last episode at WMAQ-TV's NBC Tower in Chicago, Illinois, where it had been videotaped since 1992, midway through the second season. Beginning with the 2009–10 season, production was moved to the Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut after NBCUniversal received tax credits from the state of Connecticut to move Springer, along with ""Maury"" and ""Steve Wilkos"" to the Nutmeg State, along with NBC Sports. Jerry was quoted as saying he was not happy with the move,"
"""Jerry Springer"" began airing in widescreen and 1080i, in conjunction with its 22nd-season premiere. In October 2014, it was announced that the show had been renewed by NBC Universal through September 2018. The 25th season of ""Jerry Springer"" began on September 21, 2015. With 25th season anniversary of the show, Rachelle Wilkos, wife of Steve Wilkos departed as the Executive Producer of the show. Wilkos would transition full-time as the executive producer of her husband's show, as Kerry Shannon, another long time producer was promoted as the show's new executive producer. Despite her departure from the show, Wilkos briefly remained"
"ratings. The VH1 ""celebreality"" series ""The Springer Hustle"", which took a look at how ""The Jerry Springer Show"" is produced, premiered in April 2007. In April 2015, Springer debuted The Jerry Springer Podcast on his website, JerrySpringer.com. It is also broadcast in the UK on Talkradio, on Sundays at midnight. On July 26, 2018, ""The Jerry Springer Show"" aired its final episode in syndication after 27 seasons before it began airing reruns on The CW on September 10, 2018. Jerry Springer is the second American talk show host to travel to Cuba, after Conan O'Brien, for the Jerry Springer Podcast."
"Jerry Springer Show"" debuted on September 30, 1991. It was developed by WLWT to mimic the format and look of fellow talk show ""The Phil Donahue Show"", all the way down to Jerry's haircut and glasses, making him look like Phil Donahue (both were produced by Multimedia Entertainment). It started as a politically oriented talk show, a longer version of Springer's commentaries. Guests included Oliver North and Jesse Jackson, and topics included homelessness and gun politics. In early 1994, Springer and his new producer, Richard Dominick, revamped the show's format in order to garner higher ratings. The show became more"
"show. It started as an issues-oriented and political talk show, a longer version of the commentary for which Springer had gained local fame as a reporter and anchor (not unlike ""Donahue"" during this time), and for its first season, was even taped at Springer's former station, WLWT in Cincinnati. Guests early on included Oliver North and Jesse Jackson, and the topics included homelessness and gun politics, as well as the social effects of rock music, featuring shock rock star GG Allin, El Duce from The Mentors and GWAR as guests. For its second season in the fall of 1992, the"
"Avery Schreiber Avery Lawrence Schreiber (April 9, 1935 – January 7, 2002) was an American comedian and actor. He was a veteran of stage, television, and film. He came to prominence in the 1960s in a comedy duo with Jack Burns, then went on to an array of acting parts mostly on television sitcoms and a series of advertisements for ""Doritos"" tortilla chips. Schreiber was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Minnie (née Shear) and George Schreiber. He started his career in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre. He joined The Second City and later teamed with Jack Burns to"
"by her nickname of ""Queen"". A statue of Palmer also exists in downtown Colorado Springs, across from the school named in his honor. William Jackson Palmer was born to a Hicksite sect Quaker family near Leipsic, Kent County, Delaware on Kinsdale Farm in 1836. His parents were John and Matilda (Jackson) Palmer. When he was five years old, his family moved to Germantown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attended Friends School, Zane Street School, and Boys' High School. In 1851, Palmer went to work in western Pennsylvania for Hempfield Railroad's engineering department as a clerk. Two years later, at age"
"Oregon, the city where he grew up. The name ""Springfield"" is a common one in America and appears in at least 29 states. Groening has said that he named it after Springfield, Oregon, and the fictitious Springfield which was the setting of the series ""Father Knows Best"". He ""figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do."" When producer James L. Brooks was working on the television variety show"
"getting quality newscasts from three strong stations. More recently, however, WPXI has had an increase in most dayparts, although it continues maintain a tie with KDKA-TV in the market for daytime news, as of the May 2009 Nielsen ratings period. Also during this period, WPXI had in increase during the morning hours and the WPXI-produced 10 p.m. news remained in first place. From 1997 to 1999, WPXI lead #1 ahead of WTAE-TV and KDKA-TV in viewership for the 5:00 p.m. newscast due to lead-in by early fringe talk show, ""The Jerry Springer Show"" at 4 p.m. As of May 2010,"
"new credit to his dossier - marketing consultant. However, he has started his online column on bergersbeat.com. Jerry Berger Jerry Berger (born June 30, 1933) is an American former press agent, journalist and public relations (PR) practitioner. He was famous in the St. Louis, Missouri community by writing a column for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and later with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Berger was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Julius Berger and Rae Cohen. He has Hungarian ancestry on his father's side and British-Russian ancestry on his mother's side. He graduated from Soldan-Blewett High School in St. Louis. His"
"City, Utah, the tenth of eleven children born to Ira Wight Packer and Emma Jensen. As a young boy, he contracted polio. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in the spring of 1943. He graduated as a pilot in September 1944 and was assigned to bomber training. He was on Okinawa when World War II ended, and his unit remained stationed on Japan until 1946. After leaving the military, Packer initially attended Weber College (now Weber State University), where he met his future wife, Donna Smith. They married in the Logan Temple"
"to that significant moment, Ryan had earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. While in school he created and led an opportunity for fellow students, offering college credit based on his field experience as intern at ""Entertainment Tonight"" and ""The Sally Jesse Raphael Show"". He delivered the commencement address at his graduation. After college, Ryan joined the news team at the CBS-TV affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin as an on-air reporter. His dislike for formulaic news soon led him to Chicago where he worked as a producer for ""The Jerry Springer Show"". That experience, though wild,"
"a fair and balanced talk show host with a deeply developed thought process and a slight chip-on-the-shoulder attitude."" Politically, Miller reportedly leans libertarian but differs with some of the typical Libertarian Party positions on matters of criminal justice, and national defense. Miller was born on October 9, 1970 in Muncie, Indiana. After his father died in 1986, he moved from Indiana to live with his mother in New Jersey. He attended Howell High School with future CBS sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein, who was featured on his radio show several times, as well as filmmaker Brian Jude. Miller dropped out of Trenton"
"famed Second City Theater in the 1990s. By December 2007, Rev Shnorr merchandise was out-selling the show's popular Security T-shirts on NBC's website. In the United Kingdom, meanwhile, a Commercial High Court trial was scheduled for summer 2006 to resolve a dispute between Flextech Television and NBCUniversal over Flextech in 2002 cancelling its 1998 contract to broadcast ""Springer"" in the UK as long as new episodes continued to be produced in the U.S. In 2007, security director Wilkos left ""Jerry Springer"" to host his own syndicated talk show. ""The Steve Wilkos Show"" was also shot at the NBC Tower in"