Dick Clark was born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York. His career in show business began in 1945, when he worked for the mail room for WRUN, a radio station owned by his uncle and managed by his father in Utica, New York. After graduating high school, Clark started off working in the office at WRUN, but then he was asked to fill in for the vacationing weatherman. Then he moved on to doing television and was a radio DJ for a radiostation shortly after.

Clark is most famous for hosting “American Bandstand”, hosting the New Year’s Eve special on ABC (which he has been doing since 1972), and was the longtime host for gameshow, “$100,000 Pyramid”.

Clark was also respected for his passion in music, as he was a big music lover like all of us. Dick Clark, died of a major heart attack today at the age of 82. For now, Dick Clark, so long. *military salute*

Kev