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Post by Warpig on Apr 27, 2023 13:10:24 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jerry-springer-politician-turned-tv-142924009.htmlCINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79. At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a ratings powerhouse and a U.S. cultural pariah, synonymous with lurid drama. Known for chair-throwing and bleep-filled arguments, the daytime talk show was a favorite American guilty pleasure over its 27-year run, at one point topping Oprah Winfrey’s show. Springer called it “escapist entertainment,” while others saw the show as contributing to a dumbing-down decline in American social values. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” said Jene Galvin, a family spokesperson and friend of Springer's since 1970, in a statement. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”
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Post by jdv on Apr 28, 2023 16:13:45 GMT -5
Springer first came to national attention as a democrat mayor of Cincinnati who was sued by a prostitute when a check he wrote to her bounced.
Somehow, he managed to sink lower than that with his show, which single handedly propelled the US towards IDIOCRACY.
When were were thinking about doing a zombie movie in the early '90's, we put an add in Variety for actors. Virtually all of them had listed being on Springer as one of their rolls, an indication that the show was never really a mirror on society.
The best thing you can say about Springer is at least the hooker he cheated out of money was actually a woman, meaning he was slightly more normal than the people/characters on his show.
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Post by Warpig on May 1, 2023 8:00:53 GMT -5
Paying a prostitute with a check. Can you GET anymore Democrat than that?
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Post by jdv on May 1, 2023 13:44:00 GMT -5
You can - when that check bounces and then the prostitute, enraged, sues you.
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Post by Warpig on May 1, 2023 14:20:16 GMT -5
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Post by jdv on May 1, 2023 15:27:02 GMT -5
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Post by Warpig on May 1, 2023 15:36:11 GMT -5
LMAO, "Vice Probe". Don't see a lot of THAT anymore.
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Post by jdv on May 1, 2023 16:46:21 GMT -5
Frank Weikel looks like he could've drank a pint of Johnny Walker for breakfast, smoke a cigar, then roll into the news room like a boss.
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Post by Warpig on May 2, 2023 9:59:18 GMT -5
Frank Weikel looks like he could've drank a pint of Johnny Walker for breakfast, smoke a cigar, then roll into the news room like a boss. This is true.
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