_News Talk 770
4/18/2012
Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on ``American Bandstand,'' has died. He was 82.
Spokesman Paul Shefrin says Clark died but did not provide further details.
Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk.
Long dubbed ``the world's oldest teenager'' because of his boyish appearance, Clark also was a successful businessman.
He hosted an annual New Year's Eve special and supplied a variety of game shows and music specials to TV, including and the American Music Awards.
The original ``American Bandstand'' was one of network TV's longest-running series as part of ABC's daytime lineup from 1957 to 1987.
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