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Springer was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971.[16] On April 29, 1974, Springer resigned from the council after admitting to soliciting a prostitute.[16][22] He ran for the office in 1975, winning by a landslide.[23][24] He was reelected in 1977 and 1979.[25] Springer was considered a "gonzo" type politician with stunts such as staying a night in jail and commandeering a bus after the city took over bus service.[26] In 1977, Springer was chosen by the Cincinnati City Council to serve for one year as mayor.[16]

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Jerry Springer [talk show] debuted on September 30, 1991.[39] It started as a politically oriented talk show, a longer version of Springer's commentaries. Guests on the show included Oliver North and Jesse Jackson, and topics included homelessness and gun politics.[40][41][42]

In early 1994, Springer and his new producer, Richard Dominick, revamped the show's format to garner higher ratings. The show became more successful as it became targeted toward tabloidish sensationalism.[43] Guests were everyday people confronted on a television stage by a spouse or family member's adultery, homosexuality, transsexuality, prostitution, transvestism, hate group membership, or other controversial situations.[43] These confrontations were often promoted by scripted shouting or violence on stage. The show received substantial ratings and much attention.[43] By 1998, it was beating The Oprah Winfrey Show in many cities, and was reaching around 8 million viewers.[44]

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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

I just wish he'd have kept the political talk show WITH the new format. That would have been something.

"Hi, I'm Jerry Springer, and todays guest is the president of the United States. Today his wife confronts him about having an affair with his secretary."

Hillary Clinton throwing a chair, and Monica pulling Linda Tripp's hair. Constant audio censoring.

JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Jerry had a political weekend talk show on Air America, the radio network that attempted to do for the left what the right had done with Limbaugh. To its credit, it started the career of Rachel Maddow and prompted Al Franken to run for senate, so it had its positives. Jerry's Show? Boring as fuck. He seemed like an affable guy, but I can absolutely see why he revamped the TV show.

Also, Wikipedia left out why he was caught soliciting in the first place- he paid by check. There was a record. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ