Jerry Springer
The Turnaround with Jesse Thorn
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What Kind of Things Did You Cover on the Talk Show?
In the beginning, when i started in 19 91 with the talk show, there were, there were 20 talk shows on the air. And everyone was trying to be like opera, appealing to the demographic,. which at that time was referred to as middle aged housewives. We all did the same thing. But then along came ricky lake. She was the first daytime talk show that went after the kids. When i say kids, i mean high school and lege age. Then universal borhd us. They said, from now on, you can only do crazy. That's how the show got to be what it is. If you call us with a warm, uplifting story
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