you re live with bbc news if you re just if you rejustjoining us, we if you re justjoining us, we are turning to other news away from sudan for the next few minutes, because as we have heard in the last couple of hours, the us tv presenterjerry springer best known for his riotous show jerry springer best known for his riotous show where members of the public were encouraged to air their disagreements, before he offered his advice has died. he was 79. before turning to tv, he had been the mayor of cincinatti. he was born in london in highgate tube station, where his parents were taking shelterfrom a bombing raid in the second world war. jerry springer s representative, bradley singer said mr springer died peacefully on thursday at his home in chicago. in a statementjene galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, said: jerry s ability to connect with people
years to see how popular it was. we have had a statement from his representative in the last hour or so who said jerry s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried, politics, broadcastand joking with people on the street, he is irreplaceable and his loss hurts and immensely. you referred to his long career, at one point he was the mayor of cincinnati, saw a politician, he was tied to the democratic party, and then his show, as i say, starting off in the early 90s and then going on for many years after that. ., ., , after that. before reality tv, he would actually after that. before reality tv, he would actually go after that. before reality tv, he would actually go places - after that. before reality tv, he would actually go places that i after that. before reality tv, he - would actually go places that oprah winfrey, would actually go places that oprah winfrey, montel williams, would actually go places that oprah winfrey, montelwillia
the us tv hostjerry springer has died at the age of 79. best known for that riotous show where his guests would air disagreements in public, before he stepped in to offer his advice. shows like that ten a penny these days, but no doubt he was the trailblazer. he was born in london in highgate tube station, where his parents were taking shelterfrom a bombing raid in the second world war. soon after, they left for the united states. springer trained as a lawyer, then became the mayor of cincinatti before turning to a career in television. jerry springer s representative, bradley singer, said mr springer died peacefully on thursday at his home in chicago. in a statement, jene galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, said. mr springer appeared on the bbc s hardtalk programme in 2014. stephen sackur asked him
looking for issues that would have pros and cons, and people who would fight, and that s where he rose to a big stardom was having his people fight sometimes literally on air. tt fight sometimes literally on air. it was that humour to get on with people, and a very quick wit as well, did that come from the politics of the earlier part of his career? ., ., , . , . politics of the earlier part of his career? ., ., , . , career? not only was he a very good olitician career? not only was he a very good politician when career? not only was he a very good politician when he career? not only was he a very good politician when he was career? not only was he a very good politician when he was the career? not only was he a very good politician when he was the mayor i career? not only was he a very good politician when he was the mayor of| politician when he was the mayor of cincinnati, but off camera and all in, he was a nice person. off camera, he sort of was self deprecating and, like