Many guests would swear or end up in fights as they told their salacious stories.
If I were in college, I would watch.
I enjoy doing it.
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Its a lot of fun.
He connected equally with both the powerful and the man on the street.
Strangers would open up to him and he loved nothing more than to give them a voice.
The Jerry Springer Showwas produced by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and ran for 27 seasons.
It continues to air in syndication.
He served one term.
Springer was also a political campaign adviser to Robert F. Kennedy in the 60s.
In 1982, Springer launched a failed campaign to become governor of Ohio.
After the show was dropped, Springer told the press that he planned to retire from public life.
Im winding down, he said in an interview at the time.
They were eliminated in Week 7.
He is survived by his daughter Katie Springer and his older sister Evelyn.
