A Tale of Two TV Stars

And an ode to Jerry Springer

William Mersey
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readMay 1, 2023

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“Jerry! Jerry!” What person with any gray matter between their ears didn’t cringe at the sight and sound of Mr. Springer’s fan base urging on the ringmaster and guests of one of the most lowbrow tv hits ever presented to the American public?

The recent death of Mr. Springer left me saddened and thoughtful on the subject of how Jerry and Donald Trump’s…

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William Mersey
ILLUMINATION

Daily Beast, NY Daily News, Daily Mail, Independent contributor. Old/jaded cynic. Can't code/don't want to know how. Hate artificial stupidity. Call don't text.