Steve Wilkos Biography
Steve Wilkos is a popular American television personality, a retired law enforcement officer, and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps with the Chicago Police Department.
As of now, He serves as the host of The Steve Wilkos Show since 2007. Before, Wilkos served from 1994 through 2007 as a director of security on Jerry Springer. He had initially substituted as host on many occasions for Springer prior to being given his own talk show.
Steve Wilkos Age
Steve Wilkos was born in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States on March 9, 1964. He is 57 years old.
Steve Wilkos Height
Wilkos stands at an average height of 6 ft 3 inches ( Approx1.88 m).
Steve Wilkos Family
Steve was born to his caring parents Jeanette (née Pelikan) and Stanley Wilkos in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. His mother served as a beauty school instructor while his father is a retired police officer who was in the Korean War as an army paratrooper.
Steve Wilkos Wife
He is now married to his third wife called Rachelle Wilkos a retired senior producer on Jerry Springer who is presently the executive producer of The Steve Wilkos Show.
The duo married in 2000 and have two amazing kids namely Jack and Ruby. Before, Steve was married to Hannah Wilkos whom they separated in 1999 the same year they married. Prior to that, he was married from 1985 to 1987 to Rosae Wilkos.
Steve Wilkos Net Worth
Wilkos has an approximate net worth of $6 million.
Steve Wilkos Career
In January 2007, NBC Universal Television officially reported that He would host a talk show of his own based at NBC Tower in Chicago.
On September 10, 2007, This self-titled program premiered and garnered high ratings. Wilkos is known due to his abrasive approach to solving disputes on his self-titled show, tackling various different issues such as molestation, child abuse, as well as cheating partners.
He expressed disapproval with the first season of the talk show, as Steve reflected: “All I did was yell at everybody and throw people off the stage. There was no level of emotion — just hardcore yelling.”
Wilkos said this was how he was produced but that his wife encouraged him to be himself and go with his “gut” by his original executive producer.
As with other tabloid talk shows, his show aired primarily on MyNetworkTV, affiliates of Fox, and The CW. Only scattered CBS, ABC, and NBC affiliates in smaller markets aired it to fill their timeslot.
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