Springer, Jerry, 1944-2023
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Fuller Name
- Gerald Norman
Variants
- Springer, Jerry, 1944
- Springer, Gerald, 1944-2023
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1944-02-13
Death Date
- 2023-04-27
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1991
- Affiliation End: 2018
- Organization: Jerry Springer show
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1977
- Affiliation End: 1978
- Organization: Cincinnati (Ohio). Office of the Mayor
Birth Place
- London (England)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Politics
Occupation
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Earlier Established Forms
- Springer, Jerry, 1944
Sources
- found: Ringmaster! 1998:CIP t.p. (Jerry Springer) galley (Gerald Springer, born February 13, 1944; TV talk show host, former news anchor, former mayor of Cincinnati)
- found: Obituary, New York Times, viewed April 27, 2023(died on Thursday in Chicago at age 79 after a brief illness)
- found: Wikipedia website, viewed May 3, 2023:Jerry Springer page (Gerald Norman Springer, born February 13, 1944; died April 27, 2023; he was an American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politician; born in London during World War II to refugees escaping the Holocaust, Springer was raised in Queens, New York City; he attended Northwestern University School of Law, qualified as a lawyer, and first became actively involved in politics working for the campaign of Robert Kennedy in 1968; a Cincinnati City Council member, Springer served as the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978; he then worked as a local news anchor in Cincinnati where he won several Regional Emmy Awards for commentary; Springer was best known for hosting the sometimes controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018; he was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of trash TV; his eponymous show was a commercial smash and certifiable cultural phenomenon in the 1990s; he died at his home in Evanston, Illinois) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer
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Change Notes
- 1998-09-16: new
- 2023-05-23: revised
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