PORTSMOUTH — Talk show host and former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer will address a four-county fundraising event for southern Ohio Democrats next month.

Springer will appear at a Blue Cocktail Hour at IBEW Local 575 in Portsmouth on May 8, from 5:30-7 p.m., according to a flyer from Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper.

In addition to Springer and Pepper, the event will feature Democrats from Adams, Lawrence, Pike and Scioto counties.

Representing Lawrence County at the event will be the county’s party chair Craig Allen, Treasurer Stephen Dale Burcham and Commissioner DeAnna Holliday.

Springer, who has hosted his colorful daytime talk show since 1991, was mayor of Cincinnati from 1977-1978. He has been rallying Ohio Democrats at several regional events in recent months.

Springer briefly flirted with another run for electoral office in the 2000s, but ultimately decided against it. In addition to his talk show, he has served as the host of America’s Got Talent for two seasons and hosted a political talk show, “Springer on the Radio,” on the liberal Air America network from 2005-2006. He has appeared as a political commentator on numerous cable programs.

Cost for the event is $200 for hosts, $100 for sponsors, $50 for supporters and $25 for attendees and RSVPs can be made to cmiller@ohiodems.org.