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...really excited when I found out," said Dena J. Springer '99. "There are so many really bright students here. I'm not sure what the criteria was, but I'm thrilled...
...Springer, 54, launched his talk show in 1991, having served as mayor of Cincinnati in his early 30s and then anchoring a local news show there. With curly red hair, round glasses and slightly nasal voice, he has a style that is less empathic than Phil Donahue's and less excitable than Geraldo Rivera's. He's the intelligent, slightly smarmy observer of the antics around him. This is the peak of his career, but that doesn't mean he's getting as rich as Winfrey. Major advertisers like Procter & Gamble shun his show, which can charge only about...
...course, Springer stands on the shoulders of giants. Long before his show became a hit, Donahue and Winfrey were walking around the audience while their guests shared their personal tales. Lake, whose show debuted in 1993, refined the formula by adding confrontation. With her success came a clutch of imitators and a new round of fretting about trash television. But with all the competition, ratings began to decline, and by 1996, hosts like Rivera and Lake were taking the pledge to become more high-minded. They were encouraged by the experience of Jenny Jones, one of whose guests murdered another...
...honest would deny that his show can be entertaining. But it is also--what are the right words? Horrible? Disgusting? It is disgusting because it parades real people before the mob as objects of ridicule. Of course, Springer says the show is "silly" and "outrageous" and a "cultural cartoon" and so shouldn't be taken too seriously. "Most people get the joke," says Steve Rosenberg, president of TV distribution for USA. "It's crazy and funny, like World Wrestling." He is quick to add that there's nothing fake about it--and that's exactly the problem. The Jerry Springer...
...experiences of Nikki, a guest who talked to TIME after a recent taping, were not so hilarious. An unemployed high school dropout from Tampa, Fla., Nikki is 20 and has been married to Chico, 27, for less than a month. A few weeks ago, a producer for Springer called and asked if she wanted to appear. She had seen the show only a couple of times, and was skeptical because the producer wouldn't be specific about why they wanted her. That is typical, since the show depends on surprises. The producer pressed on, reassuring her that the experience would...