Jerry Springer, host of one of television’s most controversial shows and America’s most-watched guilty pleasures, has died. He was 79. The TV personality died peacefully Thursday night at his home in suburban Chicago, according to a statement from his family. Advertisement “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesman for the family, told the network. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories...