Hear Steve Wilkos' Kind Words About the Late Jerry Springer _ E! News

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00:00 What was my son's last words? I'm sorry

00:02 Did he say my name

00:06 Just let them take it that's what he said just let them take it

00:11 He go you know what you know what he meant to us didn't you you knew you know Joe was my heart

00:18 You know that man meant the world to me girl

00:23 He's celebrating 30 years on daytime television getting his start back in 1994 as a bodyguard on the Jerry Springer show

00:31 For 17 seasons he's been hosting his own talk show the Steve Wilco show and he shows no signs of slowing down

00:38 Please welcome to the show the one and only Steve Wilco

00:41 Steve I am such a fan of yours, and we're talking season 17 of your show just kicked off this week so first of all

00:50 Congratulations, but what is it like dealing with all of the family drama every day just the clip we just saw I'm heartbroken for her

00:57 I mean I've been doing a long time between you know being a policeman in Chicago dealing with

01:02 Family situations and then you know moving on to Springer which was just pure craziness, and I'll do it my show so I'm used to

01:10 Anything else you're so good at what you do, and you mentioned Jerry how difficult was it dealing with his loss?

01:18 I know you guys were very close. It was difficult because you know Jerry he was 79 years old

01:22 But he wasn't typical 79 year old he a lot of energy

01:25 Loved the work was working you know even up a couple months before he passed away

01:29 You know I thought the guy would live to be a hundred

01:31 I mean I said I joked around sometimes he'd probably live outlast me

01:35 So it was that's that was the part that was hard to deal with thinking that you know he was gonna be around

01:41 Yeah, still had such a youthful spirit and just seemed like such a fun guy to be around

01:46 You loved him right because he was he was the most generous

01:50 thoughtful

01:53 Caring man, I mean you know he was the biggest star in the world that one time

01:57 And I was right next to him all during it

01:59 And I never heard the man yell at anybody or act like he was some big shot or just treated everybody wonderfully

02:06 I mean, that's that's the thing about Jerry

02:08 Well, I love this now. We're very you sometimes work with your husband

02:13 I do we don't I don't believe in working too closely with my husband

02:16 It doesn't go well, but you work very closely with your wife

02:19 Explain this to me, and if is she the boss at work and home or just at work or how she's the boss everywhere

02:26 Okay home good

02:28 Because I don't want to be the boss right because when you're boss you got to yell at people

02:32 And I don't want to yell anybody

02:34 She's good at yelling at people and yelling at me and yelling at our kids

02:37 And so I don't want to be so people always think like I would be the disciplinarian at home

02:42 I'm not man my kids know when they're in trouble they come to me like the escape job

02:47 She's the one who drops the hammer down

02:50 That she's producing the show like that's so awesome. Yeah, that's pretty good. I love that

02:55 Well as one of the longest-running talk show hosts ever

02:58 We actually wanted to play a little game with you to see how well you know some of the other daytime TV legends

03:04 Okay, so get ready to take the talk test all right. I'm gonna start it off

03:09 We're actually gonna show a blurry image of a talk show host

03:12 And it'll appear right there, and then Kelty and I will give you clues and you have to guess who the host is

03:18 So I'm actually gonna start yep here. We go her talk show ran for 19 seasons and she

03:24 Okay this talk show host became a household name for the phrase you are not the father

03:36 Correct answer here. We go on to the next this host won over a dozen

03:41 Okay, this one's a little a little harder this actress turned host got her start in the movie hairspray

03:52 No show became famous for its surprise doorbell

03:55 Ricky Lake you're right. That's right all right check this one out this 90s talk show host is a former USA

04:02 I don't even know if we're there yet oh

04:06 No, okay

04:08 Lieutenant commander known for his bald head and his motivational speech

04:13 Jesse Sally I said I thought maybe it was Jerry

04:25 Second guest myself okay last one this talk show host is new to the game

04:33 But has a huge following from queer eye for the straight. That's my new

04:37 Studio make Caramo

04:41 No he doesn't need help for me

04:45 But you guys are there together. Do you guys ever see each other? Yeah? You know we've hung out a couple times

04:51 He's a super nice guy, and I think he's gonna have a long run like we all have

04:58 The talk show business that is amazing you are incredible Steve. Thank you so much for being here

05:03 This Steve Wilco show airs weekdays check your local listings

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