Mark Moskowitz remembers Springer calling him and asking for advice.

So after the campaign, he had an instant offer from the Cincinnati TV station, who had seen him talking to the lens, to come on air.

"And Mark, should I do this? What do you think?" And I said, "Jerry, you can absolutely do it.

You've got the chops to, like, you know, to be a news guy.

You know, you can edit your own stories, you can look in the camera, you know how to do this stuff, you know, now.

The question is, do you wanna do it?"

Mark Moskowitz, who produced Springer's political ads during the governor's race, was sure that Springer was only gonna be out of the political arena temporarily, that his idealism and his desire to lead burned too hot.

We thought he would be back.