WHO:
Steve Wilkos, Head of Security for the Jerry Springer Show, will be in Columbus, Ohio on April 3, 2003
WHAT:
Steve often comes to the aid of people in trouble. Evelyn (43) has been a waitress at the Waffle House for six years. She has a son, Cody, who just turned thirteen years old. He was born with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheel chair. Evelyn has been trying to save for a Wheel Chair Accessible Van all of Cody’s life. She even works extra shifts to try to get enough money to buy this Van but it is really hard because then she is away from Cody longer. Steve is going to give Evelyn a day off from the Waffle House so she can spend a well-deserved day of fun with Cody.
While Steve works her shift, all of the his tips will go to Evelyn. So come on over to the Waffle House and have big Steve wait on YOU!! At 5:00pm Steve will meet Cody and present Evelyn and Cody with special surprise!
WHERE:
The Waffle House,
Route 161 and I-71
(1050 East Dublin/Granville Road)
PH: 614-885-8210
WHEN – THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2003
Steve will be working from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – make sure you stop in and have Steve bring you a burger and coke, or a waffle and syrup…it should be a hoot!!!
Q: You’re going to be serving up some waffles Thursday. Have you ever worked in the food service industry?
A: Only when I was in the Marines. I washed dishes all day, peeled potatoes – I wasn’t much of a success. I vowed to get a job where I would never have to do that again.
Q: What happens if a bunch of unruly Waffle House patrons come out of the woodwork? Might you have to crack some skulls?
A: If they get out of hand, I might have to bang them over the heads with a frying pan.
Q: On “The Jerry Springer Show,” who fights dirtier, men or women?
A: The women, definitely. They’ve got fingernails and don’t think twice about kicking a guy you-know-where when we try to break up the fights. The men let us break up the fights because, deep down, they don’t want to be seen getting beaten up on national television.
Q: Was there ever a guest – man or woman – that you looked at and thought, ‘If that person starts something, I might not be able to take them?’
A: What really gives me a hard time is the small guys. They’re so fast it’s like catching a greased pig. The people you take lightly are the ones who always give you the worst time.
Q: Give it to me straight – is the show fixed beforehand?
A: No, it’s definitely not, and I’ve had two back surgeries in the past two years to prove it. If I found out it was fake, I’d be pretty pissed.
Q: Is bald the look of the New Century?
A: I sure hope so – I don’t have any choice in it.
Q: Would you vote for Jerry Springer if he ran for president?
A: He’s as qualified as anyone else – plus, I’d probably get a job in his administration.
Q: Do you have the diplomatic skills to be Secretary of State?
A: Sure.
Interview by Jordan Gentile
