Steve Wilkos Net Worth 2022 (2025)

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Steve's no-nonsense approach combined with his sincerity and sense of humor has earned viewers' trust and respect. Since its inception, “The Steve Wilkos Show” has helped to lead to over 50 investigations, arrests, and convictions. These stories are real & ripped straight from the headlines.

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Wilkos lives in Connecticut with her husband, Steve Wilkos, and her two children.

In May 1994, the producers of Jerry Springer, taped in Chicago at that time, needed security guards, so they decided to hire Wilkos and other off-duty police officers to work part-time for the show.

For almost 12 years, he kept the streets of Chicago's 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.

Daniel Ribacoff, a polygraph expert, is commonly featured on the show to explicate polygraph results.

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Ruby Wilkos

Steve Wilkos / Daughter

The Steve Wilkos Show is not going anywhere. The long-running talk show from NBCUniversal has been renewed for an 18th season in first-run syndication. Wilkos, who started as the security guard featured on The Jerry Springer Show, has been on television for 30 years.

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Jack Wilkos

Steve Wilkos / Son

In December 2019, Ribacoff falsely accused innocent Steve Wilkos Show guest Anca Pennington of burning her infant daughter with cigarettes, leading to her attempted suicide. That didn't get him kicked off the team.

Jerry Springer died with a net worth of $60 million, Celebrity Net Worth reports.

Personal life. Springer married Micki Velton in 1973; though it is sometimes reported they divorced in 1994, a spokesperson said they were still married at the time of his death. The couple had a daughter, Katie, in 1976.

Exclusive: NBCUniversal Syndication Studios has renewed the syndicated chatfest The Steve Wilkos Show for a 17th season. The Steve Wilkos Show tackles family and criminal justice, true crime and relationship conflicts. The show is hosted by Steve Wilkos, a former Chicago police officer and U.S. Marine.

Wilkos retired from the police force in 2001. Late in his law enforcement career, the 6'3” Wilkos began moonlighting, as a security guard on “The Jerry Springer Show.” By the time he started hosting his own show, Wilkos had guest-hosted more than 50 episodes of “The Jerry Springer Show.”

The Steve Wilkos Show, now in its 17th season, is the second longest running syndicated daytime talk show in current production. Taped in Stamford, the show touches on hard hitting topics like substance abuse and domestic violence.

We look forward to another year with the show's extremely talented production team and our loyal audience.” The Steve Wilkos Show is the second longest-tenured syndicated talk show in current production and is averaging 765,000 viewers for the 2023-24 season, according to NBCU Syndication Studios.