I remember hosting a coed baby shower/party for my oldest and the highlight of the evening was playing “The Best of Jerry Springer” tape on the VCR. It was outrageous (and also embarrassingly entertaining).

Over 20 years later when “Judge Jerry” launched in 2019 and his court show began following me on Twitter, I couldn’t help but think how cool it was that Jerry-Jerry-Jerry actually knew who I was.

Despite the tawdry, low brow, exploitative nature of his conflict-based talk show, Mr Springer was an incredible showman who’s decades long career in front of the camera and on the microphone was beyond impressive.

Rest In Peace, Sir. You will certainly be missed!

God Speed.