Richard Wagstaff Clark, born on November 30, 1929 in Mount Vernon, New York, is the son of Julia Fuller and Richard Augustus Clark. He had an older brother named Bradley who unfortunately perished in World War II. During his sophomore year, Clark's academic achievements notably rose as he discovered a strong interest in radio. Since then, he has wholeheartedly committed himself to pursuing a career in this field.
Taking after his father, who also worked in radio, Clark got a job at WRUN-AM radio the summer after graduating high school. The station, owned by his uncle and managed by his father, initially assigned him the role of an office boy. However, the station manager recognized Clark's potential and asked him to step in as the temporary weatherman on WRUN's FM station while the re
...gular weatherman was on vacation.
By the end of this summer, Clark had gone from being a simple office boy to doing station breaks. He went to Syracuse University where he studied advertising with a minor in radio. During his senior year, he got a job at WOLF, a country station in Syracuse. Shortly after that, he returned to WRUN, but now under the name "Richard Clark". With this new name, he was able to find a job as a newscaster at WKTA. In 1952, Clark changed his name to Dick Clark and started working at the WFIL radio station.
WFIL made the decision that the announcers had to play records on the radio, which eventually led to the creation of the television show "Bandstand". Bob Horn initially hosted this show and played DJ for the teenagers who came on to dance and have a
good time. However, on July 9, 1956, Clark took over as the host of the show. On August 5, 1957, American Bandstand had its first national broadcast with Clark as the host. Additionally, Clark was also a prominent figure in "The Dick Clark Show", which was highly popular during that time.
As the host of "America Bandstand," Clark was responsible for selecting songs to play on the show. Given the show's vast number of viewers, featuring a new song instantly ensured thousands of record sales in the following week. A...
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