The trash tabloid genre began with one show and one show only: The Jerry Springer Show! It pushed the limits and broke taboos. Hundreds of people protested to have the infamous show shut down.
But how much do you know about The Jerry Springer Show? Here are some must-read facts about the show and its host, who had quite a lot of words to share about his years on the set. And let’s just say most of his opinions were not in favor of the show!
Jerry Springer Was a Mayor!
Back in the late 1970s, Jerry Springer was the mayor of Cincinnati. Yes, that’s right, he wasn’t always the host of a show where he watched people fighting and yelling! But if you think about it, as a mayor from the ‘70s, you somehow see a lot of crazy political debates