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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2014 · 23 MIN

Jerry Springer: Does he care about his show's reputation?

from The Interview · host BBC World Service

Jerry Springer, who hosted one of the most controversial talk shows in TV history, has died aged 79. In 2014, Stephen Sackur interviewed him about his show's reputation. Critics called The Jerry Springer Show cynical and manipulative TV, but it made its host famous and rich. So did he care? Image: Jerry Springer, pictured in 2005 (Credit: Chris Young/PA Wire)

Jerry Springer, who hosted one of the most controversial talk shows in TV history, has died aged 79. In 2014, Stephen Sackur interviewed him about his show's reputation. Critics called The Jerry Springer Show cynical and manipulative TV, but it made its host famous and rich. So did he care? Image: Jerry Springer, pictured in 2005 (Credit: Chris Young/PA Wire)

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