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78-529: The company was founded in February 1994 by pop icon Dick Clark and radio veterans Nick Verbitsky and Ed Salamon . Verbitsky continued to serve as the company's CEO, while Andy Denemark serves as the Vice President of Programming and plays a large role in company contributions. The similarly named "United Stations Radio Network" (singular), also founded by Clark, Verbitsky, and Salamon in 1980, bought

156-462: A New York Times Magazine interview with Dick Clark, Gene Shalit was Clark's press agent in the early 1960s. Shalit reportedly "stopped representing" Clark during the Congressional investigation of payola . Clark never spoke to Shalit again, and referred to him as a "jellyfish". Beginning in late 1963, Clark branched out into hosting game shows, presiding over The Object Is . The show

234-534: A World War II P-47 Thunderbolt pilot, was killed in the Battle of the Bulge . Clark attended Mount Vernon's A.B. Davis High School (later renamed A.B. Davis Middle School), where he was an average student. At the age of 10, Clark decided to pursue a career in radio. In pursuit of that goal, he attended Syracuse University , graduating in 1951 with a degree in advertising and a minor in radio. While at Syracuse, he

312-406: A " youth culture ". Due to his perennially youthful appearance and his largely teenaged audience of American Bandstand , Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager" or "the world's oldest teenager". In his off-stage roles, Clark served as chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions (though he sold his financial interest in the company during his later years). He also founded

390-815: A country music station. After graduation, he returned to WRUN for a short time where he went by the name Dick Clay. After that, Clark got a job at the television station WKTV in Utica, New York . His first television-hosting job was on Cactus Dick and the Santa Fe Riders , a country-music program. He later replaced Robert Earle (who later hosted the GE College Bowl ) as a newscaster. In addition to his announcing duties on radio and television, Clark owned several radio stations. From 1964 to 1978, he owned KPRO (now KFOO ) in Riverside, California under

468-527: A difference in social structures and the ways that adults and teens experience social reality. This difference indicates cultural differences between adolescents and adults, which supports the presence of separate youth culture. Throughout the twentieth century, youth have had a strong influence on both lifestyle and culture. The flappers and the Mods are two examples of the impact of youth culture on society. The flappers were young women that were confident about

546-434: A drag-racing-strip owner in a 1973 episode of the procedural drama series Adam-12 . Clark appeared in an episode of Police Squad! , in which he asks an underworld contact about ska and obtains skin cream to keep himself looking young. Clark attempted to branch into the realm of soul music with the series Soul Unlimited in 1973. The series, hosted by Buster Jones , was a more risqué and controversial imitator of

624-584: A guest in later incarnations. During the premiere of the John Davidson version in 1991, Clark sent a pre-recorded message wishing Davidson well in hosting the show. In 2002, Clark played as a celebrity guest for three days on the Donny Osmond version. Earlier, he was also a guest during the Bill Cullen version of The $ 25,000 Pyramid , which aired simultaneously with Clark's daytime version of

702-466: A lack of hope in ones [ sic ] future". Teen culture may also have benefits for adolescents. Peer influence can have a positive effect on adolescents' well-being; for example, most teens report that peer pressure stops them from using drugs or engaging in sexual activity. Young people can make changes in society, such as through youth-led revolutions. Organizations of young people, which were often based on student identity, were crucial to

780-414: A means of finding identity when one's path in life is not always clear. Erik Erikson theorized that the vital psychological conflict of adolescence is identity versus role confusion . The goal of this stage of life is to answer the question, "Who am I?" In many societies, adolescents are expected to behave like children and take on adult roles. Some psychologists have theorized that forming youth culture

858-593: A prosperous future after World War I . This liveliness showed in their new attitudes in life in which they openly drank, smoked, and, in some cases, socialized with gangster-type men. The fashionable dress at the time also reflected the flapper's new lifestyle. Mods emerged during a time of war and political and social troubles, and stemmed from a group called the modernists . They were young men and women who came from all classes who believed that their fashion choices "gave them entrée everywhere" and empowered them. The Mods' style and embrace of modern technology spread from

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936-449: A reflection of different morals held by younger generations. Multiple studies have found that most adolescents hold views that are similar to their parents. One study challenged the theory that adolescent cohorts had distanced themselves from their parents by finding that between 1976 and 1982, their problems increased, and they became less peer-oriented. A second study's findings that adolescents' values were more similar to their parents in

1014-404: A revival of Let's Make a Deal for NBC with Bob Hilton as the host. Hilton was later replaced by original host Monty Hall . Clark later hosted Scattergories on NBC in 1993; and The Family Channel 's version of It Takes Two in 1997. In 1999, along with Bob Boden, he was one of the executive producers of Fox 's TV game show Greed , which ran from 5 November 1999, to 14 July 2000, and

1092-566: A show called Bob Horn 's Bandstand in 1952. Clark was responsible for a similar program on the company's radio station and served as a regular substitute host when Horn went on vacation. In 1956, Horn was arrested for drunk driving and was subsequently dismissed. On July 9, 1956, Clark became the show's permanent host. Bandstand was picked up by the ABC television network, renamed American Bandstand , and debuted nationally on August 5, 1957. The show took off, due to Clark's natural rapport with

1170-551: A syndicated morning show hosted by former WODS morning host and WHTZ co-host TJ Taormina. In response to Gemini XIII's acquisition of United Stations, Nights with Alice Cooper departed the network in September 2023. Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of

1248-478: A variety of other factors. There is a debate surrounding the presence, existence, and origins of youth culture. Some researchers argue that youth culture is not a separate culture, as their values and morals are not distinct from those of their parents. Additionally, peer influence varies greatly among contexts, gender, age, and social status , making a single "youth culture" difficult to define. which differ from those of their parent's culture. Janssen et al. used

1326-485: Is a culture. Schwartz and Merten used adolescent language to argue that youth culture is distinct from the rest of society. Schwartz argued that high school students used their vocabulary to create meanings that are distinct to adolescents. Specifically, the adolescent status terminology (the words that adolescents use to describe hierarchical social statuses) contains qualities and attributes that are not present in adult status judgments. According to Schwartz, this reflects

1404-431: Is a step to adopt an identity that reconciles these two conflicting expectations. For example, Talcott Parsons posited that adolescence is when young people transition from reliance on parents to autonomy. In this transitory state, dependence on the peer group serves as a stand-in for parents. Burlingame restated this hypothesis in 1970. He wrote that adolescents replace parents with the peer group and that this reliance on

1482-974: Is debatable. More than 70 percent of American high school students report having drunk alcohol. Similarly, about two-thirds of teenagers have engaged in sexual intercourse by the time they leave high school. As drinking and having sex may be common in adolescence, many researchers include them as aspects of youth culture. While engaging in these activities can have harmful consequences, the majority of adolescents who engage in these risky behaviors do not suffer long-term consequences. The possibilities of addiction, pregnancy, incarceration, and other negative outcomes are some potentially negative effects of participation in youth culture. Research demonstrates that many factors may influence youth to engage in high-risk behaviors, including "a lack of stable role models, heightened family stresses, lowered levels of family investment, weakened emotional bonds between parents and their children, lowered levels of social capital and social control, and

1560-470: Is sourced from AccuWeather , whose forecasts USRN has distributed since 2009 (taking over the distribution from the original Westwood One). Previously, Al Roker and John Wetherbee ran USRN's weather division. Other services include a morning prep service known as "Pulse of Radio", as well as comedy programming. United Stations distributes college football broadcasts from Touchdown Radio Productions. In February 2023, United Stations launched The TJ Show ,

1638-523: The Pyramid game show from 1973 to 1988 and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve , which broadcast New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City's Times Square . As host of American Bandstand , Clark introduced rock and roll to many Americans. The show gave many new music artists their first exposure to national audiences, including The Supremes , Ike & Tina Turner , Smokey Robinson and

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1716-615: The American Bandstand Diner, a restaurant chain themed after the television program of the same name. In 1973, he created and produced the annual American Music Awards show, similar to the Grammy Awards . Clark was born in Bronxville, New York , and raised in neighboring Mount Vernon , the second child of Richard Augustus Clark and Julia Fuller Clark, née Barnard. His only sibling, elder brother Bradley,

1794-562: The Lou Brutus shows hardDrive and hardDriveXL , The Sandy Show , Rick Jackson's Country Classics , and reruns of Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember and the daily Music Calendar . The company also co-manages, along with iHeartMedia , the Your Smooth Jazz network provided by Broadcast Architecture. United Stations distributes Bloomberg Radio 's 24-hour and short-form business news programming. Weather information

1872-728: The RKO Radio Networks in 1985 and eventually merged with CBS Radio and the original incarnation of Westwood One . In 2023, Gemini XIII, a company established by executives formerly with Dial Global and Cadence13 , agreed to purchase United Stations. United Stations's entertainment program offerings include Rewind with Gary Bryan , America's Greatest Hits with Scott Shannon , Nights With Alice Cooper , The House of Hair , various programs hosted by Tom Kent , Lex and Terry , Absolutely 80s with Nina Blackwood , Open House Party , Dick Bartley's Classic Hits , Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits also hosted by Bartley,

1950-473: The United States Senate investigated payola , the practice of music-producing companies paying broadcasting companies to favor their product. As a result, Clark's personal investments in music publishing and recording companies were considered a conflict of interest, and he sold his shares in those companies. When asked about some of the causes for the hearings, Clark speculated about some of

2028-802: The Vietnam War were also student-driven. Many college campuses opposed the war with sit-ins and demonstrations. Organizations such as the Young Americans for Freedom , the Student Libertarian Movement, and the Student Peace Union were based on youth status and contributed to anti-war activities. Some scholars have claimed that the activism during the Vietnam War was symbolic of a youth culture whose values were against mainstream American culture. In

2106-508: The societal norms of children , adolescents , and young adults . Specifically, it comprises the processes and symbolic systems that are shared by the youth and are distinct from those of adults in the community. An emphasis on clothes, popular music, sports, vocabulary, and dating typically sets youth apart from other age groups. Within youth culture, there are many constantly changing youth subcultures , which may be divided based on race, ethnicity, economic status, public appearance, or

2184-442: The terror management theory (TMT) to argue for the existence of youth culture. They tested the following hypothesis: "If youth culture serves to help adolescents deal with problems of vulnerability and finiteness, then reminders of mortality should lead to increased allegiance to cultural practices and beliefs of the youth." The results supported the hypothesis and the outcome of previous studies, and suggest that youth culture

2262-653: The 1980s than in the 1960s and '70s echoes Sebald's finding . Another study did find differences between adolescents' and parents' attitudes but found that the differences were in the degree of belief, not in the behavior itself. There may also be pluralistic ignorance on the part of youth when comparing their attitudes to peers and parents. A study by Lerner et al. asked college students to compare their attitudes on several issues to their peers and parents. Most students rated their attitudes as falling somewhere between their parents' more conservative attitudes and their peers' more liberal attitudes. The authors suggested that

2340-479: The 1995–2004 era continued to air in syndication until USRN withdrew the show in 2020. At the peak of his American Bandstand fame, Clark also hosted a 30-minute Saturday night program called The Dick Clark Show (aka The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show ). It aired from 15 February 1958, until 10 September 1960, on the ABC television network. It was broadcast live from the "Little Theater" in New York City and

2418-804: The American civil rights movement , which included organizations like the Southern Student Organizing Committee , Students for a Democratic Society , and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee . The Freedom Summer campaign relied heavily on college students; hundreds of students engaged in registering African Americans to vote, teaching in "Freedom Schools", and organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party . The American protests in

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2496-513: The Child Geniuses , a series of two two-hour specials broadcast on Fox in May and November 2000. In 1972, Dick Clark first produced New Year's Rockin' Eve , a New Year's Eve music special for NBC which included coverage of the ball drop festivities in New York City. Clark aimed to challenge the dominance of Guy Lombardo 's New Year's specials on CBS , as he believed its big band music

2574-527: The Clark-hosted (and produced) NBC Bloopers specials of the early 1980s, inspired by the books, record albums and appearances of Kermit Schafer , a radio and TV producer who first popularized outtakes of broadcasts. For a period of several years in the 1980s, Clark simultaneously hosted regular programs on all three major American television networks—ABC ( Bandstand ), CBS ( Pyramid ) and NBC ( Bloopers ). Youth culture Youth culture refers to

2652-600: The Daytime Emmy Awards. Hank Ballard , who wrote "The Twist", described Clark's popularity during the early years of American Bandstand : The man was big. He was the biggest thing in America at that time. He was bigger than the president! As a result of Clark's work on Bandstand , journalist Ann Oldenburg states "he deserves credit for doing something bigger than just putting on a show." Los Angeles Times writer Geoff Boucher goes further, stating that "with

2730-458: The Miracles , Stevie Wonder , Simon & Garfunkel , Iggy Pop , Prince , Talking Heads and Madonna . Episodes he hosted were among the first in which black people and white people performed on the same stage, and they were among the first in which the live studio audience sat down together without racial segregation . Singer Paul Anka claimed that Bandstand was responsible for creating

2808-458: The UK overseas to North America and other countries. The presence of youth culture is a relatively recent historical phenomenon. There are several dominant theories about the emergence of youth culture in the 20th century, which include hypotheses about the historical, economic, and psychological influences on the presence of youth culture. One historical theory credits the emergence of youth culture to

2886-609: The United Stations Radio Network. That company later merged with the Transtar Network to become Unistar. In 1994, Unistar was sold to Westwood One Radio. The following year, Clark and Verbitsky started over with a new version of the USRN, bringing into the fold Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember , written and produced by Pam Miller (who also came up with the line used in the show and later around

2964-445: The adult world". Common concerns about youth culture include a perceived lack of interest in education, involvement in risky behaviors like substance use and sexual activity, and engaging extensively in leisure activities. These perceptions have led many adults to believe that adolescents hold different values than older generations and to perceive youth culture as an attack on the morals of current society. These worries have prompted

3042-432: The adults in general, really hated rock and roll . Politicians, ministers, older songwriters and musicians foamed at the mouth. Frank Sinatra reportedly called Elvis Presley a "rancid-smelling aphrodisiac". Clark was therefore considered to have a negative influence on youth and was well aware of that impression held by most adults: I was roundly criticized for being in and around rock and roll music at its inception. It

3120-483: The arrival of 2000. Following his stroke (which prevented him from appearing at all on the 2004–05 edition), Clark returned to make brief appearances on the 2005–06 edition while ceding the majority of hosting duties to Ryan Seacrest . Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of The Washington Post , in an interview with the CBS Radio Network ) felt that he

3198-462: The beginning of compulsory schooling . James Coleman argues that age segregation is the root of separate youth culture. Before mandatory education, many children and adolescents interacted primarily with adults. In contrast, modern children associate extensively with others their age. These interactions allow adolescents to develop shared experiences and meanings, which are the root of youth culture. Another theory posits that some cultures facilitate

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3276-427: The common perception that it was just a passing fancy." In 1958, The Dick Clark Show was added to ABC's Saturday night lineup. By the end of year, viewership exceeded 20 million, and featured artists were "virtually guaranteed" large sales boosts after appearing. In a surprise television tribute to Clark in 1959 on This Is Your Life , host Ralph Edwards called him "America's youngest starmaker", and estimated

3354-456: The communicated norms. Therefore, many societies use age grouping, such as in schools, to educate their children on societies' norms and prepare them for adulthood; youth culture is a byproduct of this tactic. Because children spend so much time together and learn the same things as the rest of their age group, they develop their own culture. Psychological theorists have noted the role of youth culture in identity development. Youth culture may be

3432-485: The contributing factors not mentioned by the press: Politicians ... did their damnedest to respond to the pressures they were getting from parents and publishing companies and people who were being driven out of business [by rock]. ... It hit a responsive chord with the electorate, the older people. ... they full-out hated the music. [But] it stayed alive. It could've been nipped in the bud, because they could've stopped it from being on television and radio. As reported by

3510-583: The creation of parenting websites such as The Youth Culture Report and the Center for Parent Youth Understanding, whose goal is to preserve the values of older generations in young people. There is no consensus among researchers about whether youth subcultures hold different beliefs than adults do. Some researchers have noted the simultaneous rise in age segregation and adolescent adjustment problems such as suicide, delinquency, and premarital pregnancy. However, most evidence suggests that these youth problems are not

3588-407: The development of youth culture, while others do not. The basis of this distinction is the presence of universalistic or particularistic norms. Particularistic norms are guidelines for behavior that vary from one individual to another. In contrast, universalistic norms apply to all members of society. Universalistic norms are more likely to be found in industrialized societies. Modernization in

3666-516: The early 2010s, the Arab Spring illustrated how young people played roles in demonstrations and protests. The movement was initiated primarily by young people, mostly college students dissatisfied with the opportunities afforded to them. The participation of young people prompted Time magazine to include several youth members of the movement in its 2011 list of 100 most influential people. Additionally, this movement utilized social media (which

3744-434: The exception of Elvis Presley, Clark was considered by many to be the person most responsible for the bonfire spread of rock 'n roll across the country in the late 1950s", making Clark a "household name". He became a "primary force in legitimizing rock 'n' roll", adds Uslan. Clark, however, simplified his contribution: I played records, the kids danced, and America watched. Shortly after becoming its host, Clark also ended

3822-423: The last century has encouraged universalistic norms since interaction in modern societies makes it necessary for everyone to learn the same set of norms. Modernization and universalistic norms have encouraged the growth of youth culture. The need for universalistic norms has made it impractical for young people's socialization to come primarily from immediate family members, which would lead to significant variation in

3900-491: The leading rock bands and artists of the 1960s had their first exposure to nationwide audiences. A few of the many artists introduced were The Supremes , Ike and Tina Turner , Smokey Robinson and the Miracles , The Beach Boys , Stevie Wonder , Prince , Simon and Garfunkel , Jerry Lee Lewis , Buddy Holly , Bobby Fuller , Johnny Cash , Sam Cooke , Fats Domino and Chubby Checker . During an interview with Clark by Henry Schipper of Rolling Stone magazine in 1990, it

3978-515: The live teenage audience and dancing participants as well as the "clean-cut, non-threatening image" he projected to television audiences. As a result, many parents were introduced to rock and roll music. According to Hollywood producer Michael Uslan , "he was able to use his unparalleled communication skills to present rock 'n roll in a way that was palatable to parents." James Sullivan of Rolling Stone stated that "Without Clark, rock & roll in its infancy would have struggled mightily to escape

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4056-452: The market economy of modern society. As a means of coping with these contrasting aspects of adolescence, youth create freedom through behavior—specifically, through leisure -oriented activities done with peers. For decades, adults have worried that youth subcultures were the root of moral degradation and changing values in younger generations. Researchers have characterized youth culture as embodying values that are "in conflict with those of

4134-544: The name Progress Broadcasting. In 1967, he purchased KGUD-AM-FM (now KTMS and KTYD , respectively) in Santa Barbara, California . In 1952, Clark moved to Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia , where he took a job as a disc jockey at radio station WFIL , adopting the Dick Clark handle. WFIL had an affiliated television station (now WPVI ) with the same call sign , which began broadcasting

4212-542: The name of the show), and several primetime spinoffs were created. As the program moved back to CBS in September 1982, Clark continued to host the daytime version through most of its history, winning three Emmy Awards for best game show host. In total, Pyramid won nine Emmy Awards for best game show during his run, a mark that is eclipsed only by the twelve won by the syndicated version of Jeopardy! . Clark's final Pyramid hosting gig, The $ 100,000 Pyramid , ended in 1988. Clark subsequently returned to Pyramid as

4290-471: The peer group diminishes as youth enter adulthood and take on adult roles. Fasick relates youth culture as a method of identity development to the simultaneous elongation of childhood and the need for independence in adolescence. According to Fasick, adolescents face contradictory pulls from society. Compulsory schooling keeps them socially and economically dependent on their parents, while young people need to achieve some sort of independence to participate in

4368-531: The popular series Soul Train and alternated in the Bandstand time slot. The series lasted for only a few episodes. Despite a feud between Clark and Soul Train creator and host Don Cornelius , the two men later collaborated on several specials featuring black artists. Clark hosted the short-lived Dick Clark's Live Wednesday in 1978 for NBC. In 1980, Clark served as host of the short-lived series The Big Show , an unsuccessful attempt by NBC to revive

4446-452: The reason for this is that the students perceived their friends as more liberal than they were. Sports, language, music, clothing, and dating tend to be superficial ways of expressing autonomy —they can be adopted without compromising one's beliefs or values. Some areas in which adolescents assert autonomy can cause long-term consequences, such as substance use and sexual activity. The impact of youth culture on deviance and sexual behavior

4524-494: The show had an audience of 50 million. Clark moved the show from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in 1964. The move was related to the popularity of new "surf" groups based in southern California, including The Beach Boys and Jan and Dean . After moving to Los Angeles, the show became more diverse and featured more minorities. The show was notable for promoting desegregation in popular music and entertainment by prominently featuring black musicians and dancers. Prior to this point,

4602-429: The show had been off the air, Clark considered his personal contribution to the music he helped introduce: My talent is bringing out the best in other talent, organizing people to showcase them and being able to survive the ordeal. I hope someday that somebody will say that in the beginning stages of the birth of the music of the fifties, though I didn't contribute in terms of creativity, I helped keep it alive. In 1960,

4680-509: The show had largely excluded black teenagers. The show ran daily Monday through Friday until 1963, then weekly on Saturdays until 1988. Bandstand was briefly revived in 1989, with David Hirsch taking over hosting duties. By the time of its cancellation, the show had become the longest-running variety show in TV history. In the 1960s, the show's emphasis changed from merely playing records to including live performers. During this period, many of

4758-751: The show was Clark's unveiling, with great fanfare at the end of each program, of the top ten records of the previous week. This ritual became so embedded in American culture that it was imitated in many media and contexts, which in turn were satirized nightly by David Letterman on his own Top Ten lists . From 27 September to December 20, 1959, Clark hosted a 30-minute weekly talent/variety series titled Dick Clark's World of Talent at 10:30 p.m. Sundays on ABC. A variation of producer Irving Mansfield's earlier CBS series, This Is Show Business (1949–1956), it featured three celebrity panelists, including comedian Jack E. Leonard , judging and offering advice to amateur and semi-professional performers. While this show

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4836-471: The show's all-white policy by featuring black artists such as Chuck Berry . In time, blacks and whites performed on the same stage, and studio seating was desegregated. Beginning in 1959 and continuing into the mid-1960s, Clark produced and hosted the Caravan of Stars , a series of concert tours built upon the success of American Bandstand , which by 1959 had a national audience of 20 million. However, Clark

4914-407: The show. Entertainment Weekly credited Clark's "quietly commanding presence" as a major factor in the game show's success. Clark hosted the syndicated television game show The Challengers , during its only season (1990–91). The Challengers was a co-production between the production companies of Dick Clark and Ron Greenberg . During the 1990–91 season, Clark and Greenberg also co-produced

4992-603: The top 30 contemporary hits of the week in direct competition with American Top 40 . Clark left Mutual in October 1985, and Bill St. James (and later Charlie Tuna) took over the National Music Survey. Clark's United Stations purchased RKO Radio Network in 1985 and, when Clark left Mutual, he began hosting USRN's "Countdown America" which continued until 1995. In 1982, Clark launched his own radio syndication group with partners Nick Verbitsky and Ed Salamon called

5070-451: The variety show format of the 1950s/'60s. In 1984, Clark produced and hosted the NBC series TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes with co-host Ed McMahon . Clark and McMahon were longtime Philadelphia acquaintances, and McMahon praised Clark for first bringing him together with future TV partner Johnny Carson when all three worked at ABC in the late 1950s. The Bloopers franchise stemmed from

5148-442: The world: "the soundtrack of our lives"), and a new countdown show: The U.S. Music Survey , produced by Jim Zoller. Clark served as its host until his December 2004 stroke. United Stations Radio Networks continues in operation as of 2020. Dick Clark's longest-running radio show began on 14 February 1982. Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember was a four-hour oldies show named after Clark's 1976 autobiography. The first year, it

5226-426: Was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi Gamma). In 1945, Clark began his career working in the mailroom at WRUN , an AM radio station in Utica, New York , that was owned by his uncle and managed by his father. Almost immediately, he was asked to fill in for the vacationing weatherman and, within a few months, he was announcing station breaks. While attending Syracuse, Clark worked at WOLF-AM , then

5304-424: Was canceled in 1964 and replaced by Missing Links , which had moved from NBC . Clark took over as host, replacing Ed McMahon . Clark became the first host of The $ 10,000 Pyramid , which premiered on CBS March 26, 1973. The show—a word-association game created and produced by daytime television producer Bob Stewart —moved to ABC in 1974. Over the coming years, the top prize changed several times (and with it

5382-500: Was hosted by Chuck Woolery . At the same time, Clark also hosted the Stone-Stanley-created Winning Lines , which ran for six weeks on CBS from 8 January through 12 February 2000, Geraldo Rivera was actually supposed to host Winning Lines but couldn't agree on the contract, so CBS selected Clark to host. He concluded his game show hosting career with another of his productions, Challenge of

5460-488: Was hosted by veteran Los Angeles disc jockey Gene Weed. Then in 1983, voiceover talent Mark Elliot co-hosted with Clark. By 1985, Clark hosted the entire show. Pam Miller wrote the program and Frank Furino served as producer. Each week, Clark profiled a different artist from the rock and roll era and counted down the top four songs that week from a certain year in the 1950s, 1960s or early 1970s. The show ended production when Clark suffered his December 2004 stroke. Reruns from

5538-471: Was not a success during its nearly three-month duration, Clark was one of the few personalities in television history on the air nationwide seven days a week. One of Clark's guest appearances was in the final episode ("The Case of the Final Fade-Out") of the original Perry Mason TV series, playing a character named "Leif Early" in a show that satirized the show business industry. He appeared as

5616-399: Was not in good enough shape to do the broadcast, stroke survivors and many of Clark's fans praised him for being a role model for people dealing with post-stroke recovery. Seacrest remained host and an executive producer of the special, assuming full duties after Clark's death. Clark's first love was radio and, in 1963, he began hosting a radio program called The Dick Clark Radio Show . It

5694-591: Was noted that "over two-thirds of the people who've been initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had their television debuts on American Bandstand , and the rest of them probably debuted on other shows [they] produced." During the show's lifetime, it featured over 10,000 live performances, many by artists who were unable to appear anywhere else on TV, as the variety shows during much of this period were "antirock". Schipper points out that Clark's performers were shocking to general audiences: The music establishment, and

5772-479: Was produced by Mars Broadcasting of Stamford . Despite Clark's enormous popularity on American Bandstand , the show was only picked up by a few dozen stations and lasted less than a year. On March 25, 1972, Clark hosted American Top 40 , filling in for Casey Kasem . In 1981, he created The Dick Clark National Music Survey for the Mutual Broadcasting System . The program counted down

5850-473: Was sponsored by Beech-Nut gum. It featured the rock and roll stars of the day lip-synching their hits, just as on American Bandstand . However, unlike the afternoon Bandstand program, which focused on the dance floor with the teenage audience demonstrating the latest dance steps, the audience of The Dick Clark Show sat in a traditional theater setting. While some of the musical numbers were presented simply, others were major production numbers. The high point of

5928-523: Was the devil's music, it would make your teeth fall out and your hair turn blue, whatever the hell. You get through that. In 2002, many of the bands he introduced appeared at the 50th anniversary special to celebrate American Bandstand . Clark noted during the special that American Bandstand was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "the longest-running variety show in TV history." In 2010, American Bandstand and Clark himself were honored at

6006-437: Was too dated. After two years on NBC—during which the show was hosted by Three Dog Night and George Carlin , respectively—the program moved to ABC, and Clark assumed hosting duties. Following Lombardo's death in 1977, Rockin' Eve experienced a surge in popularity and later became the most-watched annual New Year's Eve broadcast. Clark also served as a special correspondent for ABC News 's ABC 2000 Today broadcast, covering

6084-521: Was unable to host Elvis Presley , the Beatles or the Rolling Stones on either of his programs. The reason for Clark's impact on popular culture has been partially explained by Paul Anka , a singer who appeared on the show early in his career: "This was a time when there was no youth culture—he created it. And the impact of the show on people was enormous." In 1990, a couple of years after

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