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**doxinwasido** · 04-19-2012, 10:11 AM

Dick Clark's influence on youth culture is right up there with Elvis and the Beatles.

Imagine: a national daily 90 minute TV dance show for teens, hosted by a 26 year old during rock's formative years.

Add to that a Saturday night prime-time show that ran simultaneously (in the late 1950's.)

For a time there, the guy was hosting and producing over 8 hours of teen culture a week, in a TV media environment made up of only 3 network channels. His was a huge presence.

Featuring not just the music and name talent of the time but the kids themselves ... the dances, the clothes, the hair ....as well as the advertising directed specifically to the teen market. Clark was doing this when no one else was. He was it.

(oh yeah... but he wasn't "nice")

04-19-2012, 10:11 AM	#5
doxinwasido Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 383 Senior Member	Dick Clark's influence on youth culture is right up there with Elvis and the Beatles. Imagine: a national daily 90 minute TV dance show for teens, hosted by a 26 year old during rock's formative years. Add to that a Saturday night prime-time show that ran simultaneously (in the late 1950's.) For a time there, the guy was hosting and producing over 8 hours of teen culture a week, in a TV media environment made up of only 3 network channels. His was a huge presence. Featuring not just the music and name talent of the time but the kids themselves ... the dances, the clothes, the hair ....as well as the advertising directed specifically to the teen market. Clark was doing this when no one else was. He was it. (oh yeah... but he wasn't "nice")
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