Jerry Springer

Throughout history, pioneers have blazed trails for new ways of life.  Lewis, Clark, and Sacajawea headed out west, Thomas Edison lit up our lives, and Rosa Parks showed everyone that it doesn’t matter where you sit on the bus.  Today’s show subject is one of the pioneers of the entertainment world and changed the template of TV forever, Jerry Springer.  Love him or hate him, Jerry Springer was must see TV back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s.  Kids rushed home from school to tune in to the latest hair-pulling, clothes-ripping fistfight as parents everywhere cringed once they realized what their kids were watching.  With Jerry’s past primarily in law and politics, how did the former Mayor of Cincinnati become one of the most hated men on TV?  Did he know the impact he would have on society as a whole?  Would you try to get Jerry Beads if you went to a taping of the show?  We’ll dive into all this and more in the Jerry Springer episode of AHC Podcast.       Intro Music Credits: Liborio Conti VLOG Background Music While Talking | Background Music For Vlogs While Talking | No Copyright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6gtRAjAa2I         Citations: Ap. (1982, May 25). Ohio candidate tells of paying for prostitute. The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/25/us/ohio-candidate-tells-of-paying-for-prostitute.html Knight, C. (2018, June 15). Jerry Springer in the news: How the prostitution scandal broke. The Enquirer. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/06/02/jerry-springer-news-how-prostitution-scandal-broke/366721001/ Longworth, J. (2018, October 23). The Jerry Springer effect. Triad Today. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from http://triadtoday.com/2018/10/the-jerry-springer-effect/ Plotz, D. (1998, March 22). Jerry Springer. Slate Magazine. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/1998/03/jerry_springer.html Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, March 14). Jerry Springer. Wikipedia. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, March 22). Jerry Springer (talk show). Wikipedia. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Springer_(talk_show)