Jerry Springer dead: Legendary talk show host has died aged 79 as family pay tribute

Talk show host Jerry Springer has died at the age of 79, according to a family statement. He hosted one of the most influential and controversial talk shows of all time, The Jerry Springer Show, for 27 years.

It is understood that Mr Springer died following a “brief illness” and “peacefully” at his Chicago home on Thursday morning (April 27). He served as the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978 and his life inspired a musical - Jerry Springer: The Opera, which ran in London from 2003 until 2005.