Former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer has died at 79 after a brief illness, according to the Associated Press.

Springer hosted “The Jerry Springer Show” from 1991 to 2018, highlighted by his chair-throwing and bleep-filled arguments. The show, which hit its peak in the 1990s, became more successful as it became targeted toward tabloid sensationalism.

Springer also served as the mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978. In 1970, Springer ran for Congress, but he failed to unseat incumbent Republican Donald D. Clancy. Springer also mulled a Senate run in 2003 and a run for the 2018 Democratic nomination for Ohio governor.

TMZ first reported on the news of Springer’s death.