Maury Povich is mourning the death of Jerry Springer. 

After learning of The Jerry Springer Show host's death, the Maury alum expressed his condolences.

"I am shocked and saddened by the passing of Jerry," he said in a statement to E! News about his fellow TV host. "He was not only a colleague but a friend. We worked for the same company for decades. He was joyful, smart and, in his own way, a unique showman. I will miss him."