Ohio residents hold memorial in honor of Jerry Springer
CINCINNATI, Ohio (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A public memorial was held for Jerry Springer in his hometown of Cincinnati Saturday.
The service was humor-filled, but also a trip down memory lane through his political career, his broadcast career, and his genuine approach to living a full life in a friendly way.
The program was also enriched by some 35 musicians who were on stage singing and performing some of springer's favorite folk songs from the 60s; songs Springer himself would frequently belt out when the mood struck him.
Springer got his start in politics in Cincinnati, became mayor of the city. He never had to apply for jobs as they gravitated towards him.
Anchorman at the NBC station in town (WLWT), national trash TV talk show host, and some insight was offered by his kid sister, Evelyn Strauch, about how his life turned out.
"I often wonder was there anything in that childhood that would predict what Jerry would become? And one thing that comes to mind is he would stand on the table in the hallway in our home and start pontificating. And give his speeches. And if we'd pass by, we'd have to stop and listen to him. As you'd expect," Strauch expressed.
Springer died in late April at the age of 79 after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
