Dick Clark was an American actor, producer, radio and television host best known for hosting the hugely popular American dance and music show titled American Bandstand. Born and raised in New York, he was attracted to the world of radio broadcasting since his childhood years, mostly owing to his father’s job as a radio manager at WRUN Radio Station. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1951, Dick moved to Philadelphia where he worked in WFIL Radio and eventually he got a hosting job at the show Bandstand, which was later renamed as American Bandstand. The musical television show became successful nationwide and became one of the longest-running American television programmes in its genre. Dick established Dick Clark Productions and produced successful shows such as Where the Action Is and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. He further produced American Music Awards and several radio shows such as Dick Clark’s Rock, Roll & Remember. Dick has won four Emmy Awards and has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Radio Hall of Fame and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.