
Jerry Springer dead at 79
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Jerry Springer, a journalist, actor and talk show host, has died at the age of 79. His publicist confirmed his passing to Fox News Digital on Thursday.
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"The Jerry Springer Show" launched in 1991 and ran for multiple decades. At the peak of its popularity in 1998, it beat "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in ratings, attracting 12 million viewers, according to Variety. Springer previously served as the Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978.
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