No not Hmong Poker Champ, Jerry Yang but "JERRY, JERRY, JERRY..." passed away

[theking]

Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79.

At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a ratings powerhouse and a U.S. cultural pariah, synonymous with lurid drama. Known for chair-throwing and bleep-filled arguments, the daytime talk show was a favorite American guilty pleasure over its 27-year run, at one point topping Oprah Winfrey’s show.

Springer called it “escapist entertainment,” while others saw the show as contributing to a dumbing-down decline in American social values.

“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” said Jene Galvin, a family spokesperson and friend of Springer's since 1970, in a statement. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”

[DuMa]

What I do know about dude?

- Jerry jerry jerry
- His shows were different.  Different than....You are not the father stuff.  His is about people fighting on his shows over domestic dispute. 
- Heard he has a thing for big breast women thus why he always be having strippers on his shows. 
- The end monologue was the highlight of the show.  I watched it for them words of wisdom

He was competing for a market that no one has done before.  Oprah? Too serious.  Donahue? Too serious

RIP to this so called legend.  His focus is how wild American cultures have gone. 

[NtsesHnub]

He paid his prostitute with a check.  That's how he got caught. 

[theking]

Dude was worried about Hell  :

Jerry Springer said his talk show, which included episodes such as 'I Married a Horse' and 'l'm Sleeping With My Brother,' 'ruined culture' five months before his death

Jerry Springer said his controversial talk show "ruined culture" five months before his death.
"I just hope hell isn't that hot because I burn real easy," he said on "Behind the Velvet Rope."

Jerry Springer Knows He’s Going To Hell