Cincinnati.com Local Politics:Raucous TV show damaged Springer's chances of winning elected office

While "The Jerry Springer Show" earned him fame and fortune, it damaged Springer's political brand and snuffed out his viability for elected office. [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( Local Politics Fri Apr 28 2023 [Raucous TV show damaged Springer's chances of winning elected office]( [Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Springer greets supporters at a rally on Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 3, 1982. Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers, and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died. He was 79.]( While "The Jerry Springer Show" earned him fame and fortune, it damaged Springer's political brand and snuffed out his viability for elected office. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Richard Uihlein, an Illinois-based packaging and shipping magnate has donated nearly $19.5 million so far to groups working to elect conservative Republicans to Congress from Mississippi to Montana.]( [For subscribers] [GOP megadonor backs push to make it harder to amend Ohio constitution]( Richard Uihlein gave roughly $1.1 million to a PAC that's urging the Ohio House to set an August election for the 60% resolution. [READ MORE]( [Former mayor Jerry Springer participated in a televised panel discussion with seven other former mayors to discuss the state of Cincinnati at Xavier University in 2009.]( [Jerry Springer: From mayor to tabloid TV, he led a showman's life]( The longtime Cincinnati politician and talk show host died Thursday at his home in the Chicago area after a brief illness. [READ MORE]( [****small file***** emailed handout photo for RETROCINCY - SAVED OCTOBER 31, 2012: PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY OF WLWT, CINCINNATI (Norma and Jerry) Norma Rashid and me. The team Cincinnati got its news from. Photo credit: Courtesy of WLWT, Cincinnati CAPTION FROM "RINGMASTER!" BY JERRY SPRINGER AND LAURA MORTON, PAGE 73]( [Norma Rashid, Jerry Springer's former WLWT co-anchor: 'I am heartbroken']( Jerry Springer's former WLWT co-anchor Norma Rashid called him "the best kind of friend." [READ MORE]( [Talk show host Jerry Springer speaks onstage at the Comedy Central Roast Of David Hasselhoff on August 1, 2010 in Culver City, California.]( [Jerry Springer dead at 79: Maury Povich, social media react]( Jerry Springer, former Cincinnati mayor and popular talk show host, died Thursday at 79. Fans and more reacted to the news on social media. [READ MORE]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( SUBSCRIBE TODAY Our Reporting. Your Stories. • Full access to subscriber-only content on all devices. • Share bonus subscription with a family member or friend. • The universal eNewspaper, the digital version of our print paper , plus bonus monthly magazines and hundreds of local papers. • Original reporting of our hometown teams, from high school sports to the pros. [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( Advertisement [Newsletters]( | [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](