Jerry Springer Has Died At 79 After Months Of Battling Pancreatic Cancer

The late-Jerry Springer visited SiriusXM Studios on February 25, 2020, in New York City. Springer died in his home in Evanston, Illinois after months of battling pancreatic cancer. ROY ROCHLIN/JNS

One of television’s most memorable and influential figures, Jerry Springer, died on April 27 after battling pancreatic cancer for months. 

He was 79 years old. Springer was named to a one-year term as the mayor of Cincinnati in 1977, which preceded his career as an anchor and commentator on the television station WLWT.