The vast majority of the collection consists of audio recordings of more than 2000 radio broadcasts of nostalgia shows hosted by Clark including Rock, Roll Remember, Countdown America, US Music Survey, National Music Survey, Dick Clark’s Music Machine, and Dick Clark’s Solid Gold. The tapes were produced by Dick Clark Productions and broadcast from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s.
Repository/Collector:
Belfer Audio Archive
Repository/Collector Type:
College or University
City:
Syracuse
State:
New York
Country:
United States
Extent:
6,000 audio tapes (360 linear ft.)
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Formats:
Reel-to-reel
Supporting documentation:
The Dick Clark Papers includes audiotapes, "Videotape"s, published books, back issues of TV Guide, scrapbooks, clippings, and more.
Historical relevance:
Dick Clark (1929-2012) was an American radio and television personality. Over the course of his career he hosted radio shows ( Dick Clark Radio Show; Rock, Roll and Remember; Dick Clark National Music Survey), game shows ( Pyramid) and television shows and specials, including American Bandstand and his own Dick Clark Show, which ran on Saturday nights from 1958 to 1960. His company, dick clark productions (sold in 2007), has produced shows, specials and movies ranging from classic to contemporary, such as American Bandstand (1952-1989) and the popular So You Think You Can Dance. Clark was perhaps best known for his annual appearance as host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, broadcast live from Times Square in New York every December 31 since 1972. Although a stroke in 2004 prevented him from hosting that year, he returned in 2005 and continued to host the show (with Ryan Seacrest) until his death in 2012. Clark received numerous awards and recognitions for his contributions to the profession, including four Emmys and a Peabody; induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame, the Broadcasting Magazine Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.