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  Dick Clark (entertainer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, New York.
Clark's career in show business began in 1945 when he started working in the mailroom of radio station WRUN in Utica, New York (which was owned by his uncle and managed by his father).
Clark, as a major figure in both fields, was investigated and testified before Congress in 1960.
www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Dick_Clark_(entertainer)   (1199 words)

  
 Radio Hall of Fame - Dick Clark, disc jockey
Clark was hosting a record-hop program on WFIL in 1956 when he was asked to take over a local television show called Bandstand.
Clark is the founder and a director of the United Stations Radio Networks, who distribute more than 50 hours of weekly radio programming to nearly 3000 radio stations.
Dick Clark was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1990.
www.radiohof.org /discjockey/dickclark.html   (217 words)

  
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Dick Clark was, though, a major influence in spreading the music to many people through television.
Richard Wagstaff Clark was born November 30, 1929 in Bronxville, New York, and was raised in Mt. Vernon, New York.
Clark was clean cut, well-dressed, and well-spoken, and he asked the kids who danced on the show to dress well, too.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/4547/clark.html   (505 words)

  
 Dick Clark
Clark was only an office boy, but the station manager asked him to fill in for a vacationing weatherman on WRUN's new FM station.
Clark was financially involved in Swan and Jamie, and acts for these labels, and acts for these labels seemed to prosper more than most as a result of exposure on American Bandstand.
Clark tried to get a feel for the music he played and genuinely liked the teenagers and performers as individuals.
www.history-of-rock.com /clark.htm   (1113 words)

  
 CNN.com - Dick Clark on 50 years of 'Bandstand' - May 1, 2002
Clark was on CNN Tuesday to talk about the history of the program.
DICK CLARK, "AMERICAN BANDSTAND" HOST: You know, the fun thing about Friday night (is), it goes through the '50s but right into the '90s, so no matter what generation you are a member of, you are going to get your taste of memories.
Dick, the other thing we have been doing is having viewers write in some of their favorite "American Bandstand" moments.
archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/01/dick.clark.cnna   (913 words)

  
 Dick Clark Health Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clark, 75, returned to his Malibu home Wednesday and was grateful for the many cards and letters he received during his hospital stay, publicist Paul Shefrin said.
Clark was hospitalized at an undisclosed Burbank hospital on Dec. 6 after suffering a mild stroke.
Clark's show was later syndicated nationally and he moved to Los Angeles as his entertainment empire expanded.
dickclarkhealth.blogspot.com   (615 words)

  
 Dick Clark plans New Year's post-stroke TV return - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Veteran TV host Dick Clark plans to return to the airwaves and Manhattan's Times Square for his annual New Year's Eve broadcast, one year after he was sidelined by a stroke, his spokesman said on Monday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran TV host Dick Clark plans to return to the airwaves and Manhattan's Times Square for his annual New Year's Eve broadcast, one year after he was sidelined by a stroke, his spokesman said on Monday.
Clark presided over more than three decades of pop music and dance trends as host of the long-running TV show "American Bandstand." His company also has produced such perennial TV events as the American Music Awards and the Golden Globe telecast.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2005/08/15/dick_clark_plans_new_years_post_stroke_tv_return   (437 words)

  
 Dick Clark Reveals: "I've Been Dead Since 1967"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clark explained that early in the spring of 1967, he was late en route to a live revue at Madison Square Gardens.
Rumors have been circulating for years that Clark's seemingly impossible ability to stay looking young throughout the ages: some said he only ate wheat germ and mineral water; others speculated that he received daily collagen injections; and still more agreed that Clark was simply blessed with a TV face for all eternity.
Clark was surrounded by his family and several close friends throughout the entire announcement, providing both emotional support for his coming out, and lumbar support for his stiff, rigor mortis-set cadaver.
members.aol.com /kthejoker/dick_clark.htm   (359 words)

  
 Clark, Dick
As a teenager, Clark began his career in broadcasting in 1945 in the mailroom of station WRUN in Utica, New York, working his way up to weatherman and then newsman.
Clark, with the cultural scope of his network television program, became the prime target of the Congressional investigation into this illegal activity.
In retrospect, Clark's problems stemmed as much from his embrace of a somewhat raucous, interracial youth culture and his involvement in the conflict between ASCAP, representing the old guard of the music publishing business, and BMI, representing the new breed of rock and roll songwriters.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/C/htmlC/clarkdick/clarkdick.htm   (1165 words)

  
 Animal Fair
Dick Clark is one of the most widely recognized names in the entertainment industry.
Clark's affection for his four-legged pals, and Dachshunds in particular, began when a relative gave him a wiener-dog while he was living in New York.
The minute Clark moves toward the door he is flanked by a mixture of spots, fur and cold noses.
www.animalfair.com /reelpets/celeb_clark.html   (1084 words)

  
 Dick Clarke Is Telling the Truth - Why he's right about Bush's negligence on terrorism. By Fred Kaplan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clarke's main argument—made in his new book, Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror, in lengthy interviews on CBS's 60 Minutes and PBS's Charlie Rose Show, and presumably in his testimony scheduled for tomorrow before the 9/11 Commission—is that Bush has done (as Clarke put it on CBS) "a terrible job" at fighting terrorism.
Clarke's charges have raised a furor because of who he is. In every administration starting with Ronald Reagan's, Clarke was a high-ranking official in the State Department or the NSC, dealing mainly with countering weapons of mass destruction and terrorism.
Clarke's distinction, of course, is that he was the ultimate insider—as highly and deeply inside, on this issue, as anyone could imagine.
slate.msn.com /id/2097685   (1728 words)

  
 wnbc.com - Entertainment - Dick Clark Out Of Intensive Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clark will remain hospitalized through Christmas, but will be watching his New Year's Eve show from a bed, either at home in Malibu or a Burbank hospital, the publicist said.
Clark has been a television New Year's Eve tradition for 32 years with his "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" shows from Times Square.
In April, Clark disclosed for the first time that he had Type II (adult onset) diabetes, in order to lend a hand to the American Association of Diabetes Educators public education campaign.
www.wnbc.com /entertainment/4014789/detail.html   (404 words)

  
 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dick Clark died sometime in the 1970s, was replaced by a Dick Clark lookalike, and nobody noticed.
Clark may be ageless, Clark may be good, and I love "Just Another New Year's Eve," but neither this show nor anything about it will ever make those of us of a certain age forget the ORIGINAL "Mr.
Dick sits up in the booth in Time Square, comments on the huge crowd about 6 or 7 times, shows us the view of the crowd from 10 different angles, he talks to maybe 2 C-list celebrities and the ball drops and it's done with.
www.jumptheshark.com /d/dickclarksnewyearsrockineve.htm   (1788 words)

  
 Clark To Watch His New Year's Show In Bed
Dick Clark plans to watch the New Year's Eve television broadcast that bears his name from the hospital bed where he is recovering from a stroke.
Clark has been "doing some rehab," according to his spokesperson, who would give no details about the impact of the stroke or discuss whether there was paralysis or impaired speech, as reported in some tabloids.
Clark's wife and children have been visiting the entertainer at the hospital and there has been a huge outpouring of support from friends and fans, the spokesperson said.
www.billboard.com /bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000743519   (315 words)

  
 Dick Clark's American Bandstand Opens At Tahoe
At one point for instance, Clark asks a young Michael Jackson why is sisters Janet and Latoya aren't appearing on the show with the Jackson 5, "The girls are too shy", a bubbly Michael answers in what has turned out to be the understatement of the decade.
Dick Clarks American Bandstand is the result of a three year, $3 million collaboration that links Lake Tahoes largest casino hotel with Dick Clark Productions Inc, of Burbank, Calif, and World Productions of Los Angeles.
Dick Clarks American Bandstand Live plays twice nightly at 7:30 and 10, except Wednesday in Harvey's Emerald Theater, which has been re-designed reminiscent of the original American Bandstand television set.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/12/emw187934.htm   (633 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / TV / Dick Clark sued for age discrimination   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A 76-year-old game show producer sued Dick Clark Monday, alleging the 74-year-old Clark called him a "dinosaur" and refused to hire him because of his age.
In the complaint, Andrews says he spoke off and on for more than a year with Clark and other executives about joining the company and was told he would be considered for any openings.
But when he wrote Clark to say he was interested in available positions, Clark wrote back, allegedly turning Andrews down because of his age.
www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2004/03/02/dick_clark_sued_for_age_discrimination   (366 words)

  
 ABC Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2002 kicks off with Clark reporting "live" on the festivities in Times Square, New York.
Clark will also introduce highlight performances from some of this past year's most successful tours, including Aerosmith, Destiny's Child, the Dave Matthews Band and Elton John.
During Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2002, Part 1, (11:35 p.m.-1:05 a.m., ET), Clark will report on the final minutes of the year 2001 and will lead his traditional Times Square countdown to midnight.
abc.go.com /primetime/specials/new_years_rockin.html   (289 words)

  
 Dick Clark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There have been multiple notable individuals of the name Dick Clark.
Dick Clarke counter-terrorism expert and national security advisor to four U.S. presidents
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dick_Clark   (88 words)

  
 The Hot Blog: Why Michael Moore Wasn't At The Globes
In a classic case of turnabout is not-so-fair-play, Dick Clark decreed from his hospital bed that Michael Moore, whose Fahrenheit 9/11 was ruled ineligible for the Globes this year, could not even attend the awards and pressured the HFPA into enforcing his decree.
January 17, 2005 06:14 AM I hope that Dick Clark feels good about how he has spent his life, and is at peace with all that fudge he's shilled off the backs of his welfare program workforce.
January 17, 2005 08:43 AM Dick Clark may be incapacitated and damaged physically by the stroke, but my experience with stroke victims is that their intellect and reasoning ability aren't necessarily affected.
davidpoland.typepad.com /thehotblog/2005/01/why_michael_moo.html   (1244 words)

  
 Dick Clark @ Filmbug UK
Dick Clark is one of the most recognized and popular personalities in entertainment in America.
Clark is also the host of many special broadcasts, including the annual Dick Clark' s New Year' s Rockin' Eve specials - highest rated of all New Year specials - the Bloopers series and specials, and numerous retrospective specials centered around his history-making American Bandstand television series.
Clark is also well known for his live, behind-the-scenes interviews at such prestigious events as the annual Golden Globe Awards and The Academy of Country Music Awards.
www.filmbug.co.uk /db/342951   (534 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Dick Clark remains hospitalized a week after stroke
BURBANK – A week after a mild stroke, "American Bandstand" icon Dick Clark was still hospitalized and his spokesman announced that Regis Philbin will fill in as host of ABC-TV's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005" on Dec. 31.
Clark, who turned 75 on Nov. 30, suffered the stroke Dec. 6 and was still hospitalized Monday, publicist Paul Shefrin said.
It was unusual for Clark to be absent from Monday's pre-dawn Golden Globes nominations announcement at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20041213-0734-ca-tv-clark-philbin.html   (392 words)

  
 Dick Clark Stroke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clark, 75, returned to his Malibu home on Wednesday and, in a statement, said he was grateful for the many cards and letters he received during his hospital stay.
Clark, 75, had been under observation since suffering a stroke on December 6th.
Clark, 75, was released from a Burbank hospital and will continue recuperating at his Malibu home, his publicist said.
dick-clark-stroke.blogspot.com   (445 words)

  
 Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Dick Clark to co-host with Ryan Seacrest
Dick Clark is once again going to host the New Year's bash at Times Square.
His spokesman said Clark is walking and talking and "living a fairly normal life." He spent seven weeks in the hospital after the stroke, followed by rehab at his home in Malibu.
Clark has issued a statement saying he's "elated" Seacrest is going to join him.
www.capitalnews9.com /content/top_stories?ArID=144958   (225 words)

  
 Clark, Dick - Biography
With a career spanning more than 50 years, Dick Clark is one of television's most successful entrepreneurs of program production.
In 1957, Clark founded dick clark productions, and since, has been instrumental in spearheading the production of more than 8,500 hours of television programming, including television series and specials, theatrical and television movies and top award shows.
Clark began his entertainment career in Utica, NY, where, as a teenager, he announced news, weather, and station breaks for WRUN radio.
my.webmd.com /content/Biography/8/98961.htm   (275 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Dick Clark has stroke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dick Clark was in the hospital recovering from a mild stroke yesterday, still hopeful he would make it to Times Square for his New Year's Eve special.
The "American Bandstand" pioneer is scheduled to host "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005" on ABC for what would be the 33rd consecutive year.
Clark made his name after "Bandstand" went national in the late 1950s, and he began hosting the New Year's Eve special to ring in 1972.
www.nydailynews.com /news/gossip/story/260335p-222930c.html   (334 words)

  
 Dick Clark has stroke - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Clark, who turned 75 on November 30, suffered the stroke this week, publicist Paul Shefrin said yesterday, declining to give any details.
Shefrin would only say Clark "is recuperating" and that there's no cause for alarm.
Clark disclosed last year that he has diabetes.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20041208T230000-0500_71071_OBS_DICK_CLARK_HAS_STROKE.asp   (214 words)

  
 CBC Arts: Dick Clark to remain in hospital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clark, known as the perpetually young former host of American Bandstand, will watch his annual New Year's Eve special either from his hospital bed or his home in Malibu.
Clark's doctors have not given him a date for when he can expect to be released.
Clark had initially said he hoped he would be able to take on his New Year's Eve duties as scheduled.
www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2004/12/21/Arts/dickclark041221.html   (313 words)

  
 Dick Clark Suffers Stroke - Dec 08, 2004 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
TV impresario Dick Clark suffered a mild stroke Monday, it was revealed Wednesday.
Clark has counted in the new year for ABC every year since 1972.
Clark is best known as the pop-idol maker of American Bandstand, the long-running dance and music show that earned him the nickname "the World's Oldest Teenager" and served as the Total Request Live touchstone for teenagers of the 1950s through the 1980s.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,15482,00.html   (485 words)

  
 Entertainment News | Dick Clark Remains Hospitalized   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Clark, 75, suffered what was described as a mild stroke and has been hospitalized since Dec. 6.
Regis Philbin is filling in for America's oldest teenager on ABC-TV's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005" on Friday.
Clark, who went from hosting "American Bandstand," "Bloopers" and game shows to producing awards ceremonies, has been a television New Year's Eve tradition for 32 years with his shows from Times Square.
www.entertainment-news.org /breaking/16523/dick-clark-remains-hospitalized.html   (389 words)

  
 Dick Clark
By 1952, Clark was disc-jockeying at WFIL in Philadelphia, and subbed as host on a local TV show called Bandstand, with teenagers dancing to rock-and-roll records.
Clark got the gig permanently when the show's first host, Bob Horn, was arrested for drunk driving.
But it was rock and roll that made Dick Clark a millionaire, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
www.nndb.com /people/315/000023246   (215 words)

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