Ringmaster! - Hardcover

Springer, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312201885 ISBN 13: 9780312201883

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1998

Synopsis

Presents a backstage look at the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of creating the Jerry Springer Show

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Review

The Jerry Springer Show is the fastest-rising show in the history of American television and was the first for 10 years to knock Oprah off the number one slot. This slick behind-the- scenes account tells how they did it. It's all here from the man who married his horse--"although some might refer to this act as bestiality .... you could genuinely tell that they were like any other couple in love"--to the woman who weighed 1600 lbs and who, "sadly, died shortly after the show was taped". We see Jerry Springer metamorphosing from a young lawyer who ran for congress into the man who brings us a father and his stepson fighting on stage over a woman because the woman happened to be the father's ex-wife and his stepson's fiancée. Think about it. Springer, as ever, strikes a careful balance between wry amusement and thoughtful concern and even manages to add a humane final word to editions as apparently dumfounding as "I have sex with my twin" and "I'm here to stop your wedding". The show is painstakingly professional and obviously compulsive. No surprise then that the book is as well. --Nick Wroe

About the Author

Jerry Springer was born in London in 1944 and arrived in New York City as an immigrant at the age of five. He earned a B.A. in political science from Tulane University, a law degree from Northwestern, and soon entered the political arena. He served as Cincinnati's Council-at-Large for five years and in 1977 became one of the country's youngest mayors. Moving into he field of broadcasting, Springer became Cincinnati's top-rated news anchor and won ten Emmy Awards for his work. "The Jerry Spring Show "premiered in 1991 and today is broadcast all over the world. Laura Morton is the co-author of three "New York Times "bestselling books: "Marilu Henner's Total Health Makeover, Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking, "and "Joan Lunden's Healthy Living. "She owns a television production company and resides in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312201885
• ISBN 13: 9780312201883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 273