[Newsbot]

Title: Television personality Dick Clark dead at 82
Category: Showbiz
Posted By: Strutz
Date: 2012-04-18 14:38:32

[Strutz]

RIP Dick.

[BartSimpson]

Wow. One of the few decent people who came out of Hollywood. He'll be missed.

I don't know if you folks in Canada ever saw him on $24,000 Pyramid but his natural and gentle demeanor was a radically new idea in an age when game show hosts were typically flamboyant, fake, and drunk.

[Regina]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Wow. One of the few decent people who came out of Hollywood. He'll be missed.

I don't know if you folks in Canada ever saw him on $24,000 Pyramid but his natural and gentle demeanor was a radically new idea in an age when game show hosts were typically flamboyant, fake, and drunk.

Yes it was on up here too.

He was forever young in spirit.
RIP

[sandorski]

Hadn't aged a day since the 70's.

RIP

[2Cdo]

sandorski sandorski:

Hadn't aged a day since the 60's.

RIP

Thought you're quote needed fixing.

I honestly thought he would never die as it seemed he didn't age!

RIP Dick.

[Lemmy]

Dick Clark was also a legitimate civil rights hero in his own way. He ended ABC's "white only" policy for performers, encouraging original black artists to perform rather than the white cover artists who were reproducing black music and gaining popularity among teens. Bandstand was also one of the first television shows to feature white and black performers sharing the same stage. RIP, Dick.