Dick Clark was born and raised in Mount Vernon, New York on November 30, 1929 to Julia Fuller and Richard Augustus Clark. He had one older brother, Bradley, who was killed in World War II. At the age of 16, Clark got his first job in the mailroom of WRUN, a radio station in Utica, New York, which was owned by his uncle and managed by his father...See full bio »
My business is teenagers. I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.
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Trivia:
Towards the end of Clark's 31st year (1986-87) of hosting
New American Bandstand 1965, ABC was in the process of reducing the series from a full hour to 30 minutes, but he refused, therefore, at the end of the season, his show moved from ABC to The USA Cable Network, with David Hirsch replacing Dick Clark as host, in the final season of 1988.
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