Jerry Springer will be part of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast in Cincinnati on Saturday.The 77-year-old will be featured during the three-hour broadcast, WLWT has learned, but it’s unclear to what extent. One thing is for certain: He will not the the celebrity picker. That job belongs to Nick Lachey of boy band 98 Degrees fame. RELATED: College GameDay in Cincinnati: Everything you need to knowSpringer has strong ties to Cincinnati, but not necessarily to the university.Many viewers of Springer’s chair-throwing, tabloid-style television show are unaware of his political chops and background.He entered politics with an unsuccessful Congressional race in 1970. He was elected to Cincinnati Council the following year, resigned in disgrace three years later in a Northern Kentucky sex scandal, then was re-elected a year later, demonstrating his popular appeal despite the fresh baggage.He served as Cincinnati’s 56th mayor in 1977.His lone attempt at higher office came in 1982, when he took a run at the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor and lost. After that, he left the political candidate track and became a news anchor and commentator at WLWT in Cincinnati before taking on a new role as a talk show host in the early 90s.Photos: Jerry Springer through the yearsFor the first time, ESPN College GameDay will broadcast from Cincinnati ahead of the matchup between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes.Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, David Pollack, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit will broadcast from Clifton ahead of the sold-out matchup, and the atmosphere couldn’t be more perfect. Cincinnati returns home to Nippert Stadium, where it has won 24 straight games. It’s the nation’s second-longest home winning streak behind Clemson.There’s also some pent-up hostility from Cincinnati, who feels like they have something to prove after being ranked No. 6 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings despite being undefeated with a signature win at No. 10 Notre Dame.Did we mention it’s also homecoming weekend?
Jerry Springer will be part of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast in Cincinnati on Saturday.
The 77-year-old will be featured during the three-hour broadcast, WLWT has learned, but it’s unclear to what extent.
One thing is for certain: He will not the the celebrity picker. That job belongs to Nick Lachey of boy band 98 Degrees fame.
RELATED: College GameDay in Cincinnati: Everything you need to know
Springer has strong ties to Cincinnati, but not necessarily to the university.
Many viewers of Springer’s chair-throwing, tabloid-style television show are unaware of his political chops and background.
He entered politics with an unsuccessful Congressional race in 1970. He was elected to Cincinnati Council the following year, resigned in disgrace three years later in a Northern Kentucky sex scandal, then was re-elected a year later, demonstrating his popular appeal despite the fresh baggage.
He served as Cincinnati’s 56th mayor in 1977.
His lone attempt at higher office came in 1982, when he took a run at the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor and lost.
After that, he left the political candidate track and became a news anchor and commentator at WLWT in Cincinnati before taking on a new role as a talk show host in the early 90s.
Photos: Jerry Springer through the years
For the first time, ESPN College GameDay will broadcast from Cincinnati ahead of the matchup between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes.
Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, David Pollack, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit will broadcast from Clifton ahead of the sold-out matchup, and the atmosphere couldn’t be more perfect. Cincinnati returns home to Nippert Stadium, where it has won 24 straight games. It’s the nation’s second-longest home winning streak behind Clemson.
There’s also some pent-up hostility from Cincinnati, who feels like they have something to prove after being ranked No. 6 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings despite being undefeated with a signature win at No. 10 Notre Dame.
Did we mention it’s also homecoming weekend?
