Jerry Defends His TV Show; Says Work of Evil Twin

[fred flintstone]

Jerry Springer insists he isn't looking for absolution from the raucous television show he's hosted for 15 years. Although the 62-year-old Democrat is trying to build a new career as a serious radio show host, he said he is not ashamed of the television program. And he's not about to disparage its 15 years of success.
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Other points in the article:

• It says Jerry lives in Sarasota. But, he does the TV show in Cincinnati. Reportedly, he does the radio show from Chicago and Cincinnati. Supposedly, he may run for office from Ohio. He's signed to do a game show for British TV. No wonder the show sounds thin.
• Jerry says the trash TV show "opened doors" for him to be a progressive talk radio host (and to speak at a Democractic Party fundraiser).
• Jerry says the trash TV show is "just a job." Like working in Bobby Kennedy's campaign, reading news on TV or being mayor of Cincinnati (a largely ceremonial post). Just a job? Like in The Godfather: "Nothing personal; just business." Like a Nurembeg: "I was only following orders."
• Jerry says people are starting to separate radio Jerry from TV Jerry. He says the guy on TV is his twin, Terry (whom, he says, people think is "crazy").

 

[Marc0n1]

The only time Springer's TV show was done in Cincnnati was for a brief time at its very beginning, long before its worldwide fame. Since about 1994 the show has been produced exclusively in Chicago. During production season (about September to May), Jerry is there Mondays through Wednesdays, doing the radio show live in the morning and taping the TV shows in the afternoon. When the TV show is on hiatus he spends very little time in Chicago.

The Springer radio show is based in Cincinnati. But Jerry himself may be at a microphone in Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, L.A., Sarasota or even London. His production team is in Cincinnati and wherever Jerry is, he's in direct communication with them during pre-show prep and during breaks. Sometimes a member of the team will travel with Jerry to the city where he's doing the show from.

In his own mind he's managed to separate his respectable self from that guy who hosts that TV show. I think he seriously wonders why other people can't do the same thing.

 

[fred flintstone]

In his own mind he's managed to separate his respectable self from that guy who hosts that TV show. I think he seriously wonders why other people can't do the same thing.

The DSM IV calls this Dissociative Identity Disorder.

And a way for Jerry to avoid responsibility for his TV trash. He lets "Radio Jerry" off the hook and he wonders why other people can't do the same thing. He probably also wonders why members of the news staff at NBC5 in Chicago protested the station's attempt to put him on the news as a commentator.

PS: Typo. Yes, the TV show is done from Chicago.

 

[CWRUFan]

Like a Nurembeg: "I was only following orders."

If you're going to make a grossly inaccurate comparison, perhaps you should first work on learning how to spell.