Steve Wilkos

Steven John Steve Wilkos born March 9 1964 is an American TV talk show host who created the NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distributions nationally syndicated series The Steve Wilkos Show A native of Chicago Wilkos served his country in the US Marine Corps for almost seven years before joining the Chicago Police Department For almost 12 years he kept the streets of Chicagos volatile 14th District Shakespeare safe while moonlighting during his off hours on television Wilkos retired from the police force in 2001 and now devotes himself full time to his family and his show Prior to starting a show of his own Wilkos filled in for Jerry Springer as host of the longrunning The Jerry Springer Show on more than 50 episodes using his law enforcement background and nononsense style to create his own identity as a talk show host Wilkos many achievements over the years includes earning three Prism Award nominations for raising awareness about substance abuse issues serving as the host of The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards and being asked to lend his voice for a cameo on The Simpsons Wilkos has also appeared in several TV shows and films including the hit motion picture Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me A huge sports fan and avid golfer Wilkos can be spotted at various professional sporting events such as baseball basketball and football games In his free time he also likes watching Sons of Anarchy Breaking Bad and riding his HarleyDavidson motorcycle Wilkos and his wife Rachelle who is executive producer on The Steve Wilkos Show and The Jerry Springer Show have two children and live in Connecticut