Article: Springer stays on board: NBC U secures the talk-show host with multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract.(Jerry Springer )

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has signed Jerry Springer to a new "multiyear" contract, putting an end to speculation that he might leave his raucous talk show soon to make a run for elective office in Ohio, where he was once Cincinnati's mayor.

The contract runs at least two years, but NBC U and Springer declined to give details.

In securing a new long-term deal, NBC U was able to renew The Jerry Springer Show for 2006-07 in more than 85% of the country. Richard Dominick, credited with creating Jerry's format, also remains as executive producer.

The 61-year-old Springer, who takes credit for his show as the genesis of ...

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