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] Date Posted: 20:03:52 04/04/06 Tue Author Host/IP: cache-ntc-ad04.proxy.aol.com/207.200.116.198 Jerry Springer, TV Personality Born: 13 February 1944 Birthplace: London, England Best Known As: Host of The Jerry Springer Show Jerry Springer is the unflappable host of the lighthearted and tawdry daytime talk show, The Jerry Springer Show. The son of Jewish refugees, Springer was born in England in 1944, but moved to New York City when he was five years old. He was educated at Tulane University and Northwestern University's college of law before jumping into politics with the 1968 presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy. After Kennedy's assassination, Springer joined a law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1971 he was elected to Cincinnati's city council when he was just 27 years old. A popular, idealistic politician, his rising political career was briefly stalled when he was caught having paid a prostitute -- with a personal check. He apologized for the incident and was re-elected to the council, and in 1977 was elected mayor of Cincinnati at the age of 33. Springer then moved into television, and during the 1980s he was a commentator and anchor for WLWT-TV. The Jerry Springer Show made its debut in 1991 and was originally syndicated as a serious, issues-oriented talk show. It soon morphed into an arena for average-joe guests to air personal confessions and dirty laundry, with Springer playing the role of the calm, bemused moderator. The show became a hit and a staple of daytime and late night syndication. In recent years Springer has returned to his political roots: in 2003 he toyed with the notion of running for office again, and in 2004 he was a delegate to the Democrat's national convention for the presidential nomination. He currently has a syndicated radio show on Air America. His wacky, carnival-like TV show spawned a musical, Jerry Springer The Opera, first staged in London in 2003; Springer himself is not affiliated with the production. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |