Steven John "Steve" Wilkos (/ˈwɪlkoʊs/; born 9 March 1964) is an American television personality and former U.S. Marine and police officer. He has hosted The Steve Wilkos Showsince 2007, and was director of security on The Jerry Springer Show from 1994 to 2007. He had previously substituted for Springer as host on several occasions before being given his own talk show.