The raunchy TV talk show host Jerry Springer has passed away at the age of 79.
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By Mehran Mazari
Starting in 1991, the contentious host presided over The Jerry Springer Show for almost three decades.
According to his publicists, Springer passed away quietly on Thursday at his Chicago residence, as reported by BBC News.
Jene Galvin, a close friend of Springer and a spokeswoman for the family, referred to him as "irreplaceable" in a statement.
Jerry's ability to relate to people, whether in politics, television, or simply joking with passersby who wanted a picture or a word, was at the core of his success, according to the speaker.
He is irreplaceable, and his passing hurts deeply, but memories of his intelligence, compassion, and sense of humor will endure.
Springer served as Cincinnati's mayor and Robert F. Kennedy's political campaign consultant before beginning a career in television that included work as a political reporter and pundit.
With its on-air fights, profanity, and infidelity disclosures, Springer's chat show became a parable for lowbrow television.
One of his final TV roles was played by Springer in the American edition of The Masked Singer last October.
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Jewish refugees from an area of Germany that is now in Poland brought Springer's parents to Highgate, London, where he was born in 1944.
When The Jerry Springer program first debuted in 1991, it was just a regular discussion program hosted by the then-polite Springer that focused on social concerns and US politics.
But after a few years, Springer drastically changed course, concentrating on scandalous and controversial programming in an effort to increase viewers.
In the majority of programs, guests appeared to discuss and expose infidelity and other misdeeds as well as family issues.
Although it is said that Springer attempted to intervene, the confrontations frequently turned into fistfights, with attendees being restrained by security personnel.
The program outperformed Oprah in the US daytime television ratings in the late 1990s. In 2018, it came to an end.
