Jerry Springer died peacefully at his home in suburban Chicago aged 79 on Thursday, a representative for Springer at WME agency told Newsweek.
After news of the talk show host’s death surfaced, clips from Jerry Springer flooded social media with people recalling fond memories of Springer’s show and paying tribute to its well-known host.
Springer hosted the eponymous show for 28 seasons from September 1991 to July 2018. The show was often ripe with family drama, confrontation, controversial topics, screaming matches, and physical altercations between guests while on set. Springer dabbled in politics before hosting the show—serving on Cincinnati’s city council and then becoming the city’s mayor in 1977.
Viewers of the show recalled its hilarity in their tributes to Springer on Twitter.
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