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April 18th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
For a time in the 1980s, he had shows on all three networks and was listed
among the Forbes 400 of wealthiest Americans. Clark also was part of radio
as partner in the United Stations Radio Network, which provided programs –
including Clark’s – to thousands of stations.
“There’s hardly any segment of the population that doesn’t see what I do,”
Clark told The Associated Press in a 1985 interview. “It can be
embarrassing. People come up to me and say, ‘I love your show,’ and I have
no idea which one they’re talking about.”
The original “American Bandstand” was one of network TV’s longest-running
series as part of ABC’s daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987. It later aired for
a year in syndication and briefly on the USA Network. Over the years, it
introduced stars ranging from Buddy Holly to Madonna. The show’s status as
an American cultural institution was solidified when Clark donated
Bandstand’s original podium and backdrop to the Smithsonian Institution.
Clark joined “Bandstand” in 1956 after Bob Horn, who’d been the host since its
1952 debut, was fired. Under Clark’s guidance, it went from a local
Philadelphia show to a national phenomenon.
“I played records, the kids danced, and America watched,” was how Clark once
described the series’ simplicity. In his 1958 hit “Sweet Little Sixteen,”
Chuck Berry sang that “they’ll be rocking on Bandstand, Philadelphia, P-A.”
As a host, he had the smooth delivery of a seasoned radio announcer. As a
producer, he had an ear for a hit record. He also knew how to make wary
adults welcome this odd new breed of music in their homes.
Clark endured accusations that he was in with the squares, with critic Lester
Bangs defining Bandstand as “a leggily acceptable euphemism of the teenage
experience.” In a 1985 interview, Clark acknowledged the complaints. “But I
knew at the time that if we didn’t make the presentation to the older
generation palatable, it could kill it.”
“So along with Little Richard and Chuck Berry and the Platters and the Crows
and the Jayhawks … the boys wore coats and ties and the girls combed their
hair and they all looked like sweet little kids into a high school dance,”
he said.
But Clark defended pop artists and artistic freedom, the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame said in an online biography of the 1993 inductee. He helped give black
artists their due by playing original RB recordings instead of cover
versions by white performers, and he condemned censorship.
His stroke in December 2004 forced him to miss his annual appearance on “Dick
Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” He returned the following year and,
although his speech at times was difficult to understand, many praised his
bravery, including other stroke victims.
Still speaking with difficulty, he continued taking part in his New Year’s
shows, though in a diminished role. Ryan Seacrest became the main host.
“I’m just thankful I’m still able to enjoy this once-a-year treat,” he told
The Associated Press by e-mail in December 2008 as another New Year’s Eve
approached.
He was honored at the Emmy Awards in 2006, telling the crowd: “I have
accomplished my childhood dream, to be in show business. Everybody should be
so lucky to have their dreams come true. I’ve been truly blessed.”
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