Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low-brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, died Thursday at the age of 79. Springer, whose rowdy show became an international hit that ran for 27 years and at the height of its popularity even beat Oprah, died peacefully at his home in Chicago, according to a family statement given to US media. Launched in 1991, “The Jerry Springer Show” began life as an ordinary talk show focusing on social issues and US politics,…
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