Mexico City.- American television presenter Jerry Springer, famous for his controversial shows with vulgarities and altercations, has died at the age of 79 at his home in Chicago.
A family spokesperson reported that Springer died after “a brief illness”; However, the international media TMZ announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few months ago.
“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was the key to his success in everything he did, whether it was politics, radio or television, or just joking around with people on the street who wanted a picture or a few words,” Jene said. Galvin, spokesman for the family, through a statement.
Launched in September 1991, The Jerry Springer Show, which ended in 2018 after 27 years on the air, had become a cult show and a symbol of American “trash TV.”
The show started out as a talk show focused on social issues and American politics, run by then-affair lawyer and former politician Springer, who briefly served as Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1977.
But to boost ratings, this son of Jewish German immigrants drastically changed style after a few years, focusing on lewd and outrageous content.
In most episodes, the guests talked about family problems, revealed cases of adultery and other transgressions. Thus, the program was attracting more and more viewers with the airing of various fights between the participants and the public.
Springer was supposed to try to mediate, but the encounters often ended in fistfights, with security guards intervening to restrain the guests.
In the late 1990s, the show topped the daytime television ratings in the United States, surpassing even celebrity host Oprah Winfrey’s show.
