9 things you need to know about Jerry Springer before Jamie Holmes interviews him

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 morning anchor Jamie Holmes will sit down with Jerry Springer to talk about the upcoming second season of “Judge Jerry” on WFTV.

Here are 9 things you need to know about Jerry Springer:

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• 1) Springer is a former politician, news anchor and host of “The Jerry Springer Show” for 27 seasons.

• 2) His new courtroom show, “Judge Jerry,” debuted in September 2019.

• 3) During his time in politics, Springer served as the mayor of Cincinnati for one year.

• 4) Springer moved into journalism and worked at a local television news station in Cincinnati for several years.

• 5) “Judge Jerry” is filmed and produced in in Stamford, Connecticut.

• 6) Springer immigrated to the U.S. as a child after his parents fled Nazi Germany as Jewish refugees.

• 7) Springer filmed nearly 5,000 episodes of “The Jerry Springer Show” over the show’s 27 years.

• 8) Springer has said in past interviews that he once had an audience with Pope John Paul II.

• 9) “Judge Jerry” was approved for its second season in February.

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