joining us. i m michelle miller. television host dick clark is being remembered this morning as a music revolutionary who ushered america into the age of rock n roll. clark, a broadcasting icon, was also a savvy businessman. he died yesterday in california at the age of 82. his publicist says there will be no funeral. the family s still deciding whether to hold a public memorial. anthony mason has our report. ladies and gentlemen, here s chubby checkers. reporter: as american bandstand ran for more than three decades, at its peak playing to 20 million viewers, dick clark s ever youthful appearance earned him the nickname, america s oldest teenager. he agreed. the minute you grow up and the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you are old. reporter: clark was a 26-year-old philadelphia deejay when he took over bandstand, a local tv show in 1956. within a year it went national. behind clark s clean-cut image, the show seemed to sanitize rock n roll
we begin with a look at today s eye opener your world in 90 seconds. the minute you grow up, the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you re old. dick clark, the ageless television icon dead at 82. and now here he is, dick clark! there aren t enough hands to counted all the artists who over their careers to bandstand . chubby checkers. the beach boys! the jackson 5. this is madonna. this is queen! he changed the way america danced and the way we listen to music. there will never be another clark. never be another dick clark. we ll see you, dick clark, so long. the secret service announced three left or being pushed out of the agency. allegations that 11 agents brought prostitutes to their hotel in colombia. heads have to roll if people aren t fired, nothing changes. we urged the l.a. times not to run those kind of photos. those photos are used by enemy to incite violence. sailors were hanging on for dear life. pat summitt is r
television host dick clark is being remembered this morning as a music revolutionary who ushered america into the age of rock n roll. clark, a broadcasting icon, was also a savvy businessman. he died yesterday in california at the age of 82. his publicist says there will be no funeral. the family s still deciding whether to hold a public memorial. anthony mason has our report. ladies and gentlemen, here s chubby checkers. reporter: as american bandstand ran for more than three decades, at its peak playing to 20 million viewers, dick clark s ever youthful appearance earned him the nickname, america s oldest teenager. he agreed. the minute you grow up and the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you are old. reporter: clark was a 26-year-old philadelphia deejay when he took over bandstand, a local tv show in 1956. within a year it went national. behind clark s clean-cut image, the show seemed to sanitize rock n roll and make it safe for parents to all
when american culture was upended by a revolution of rock n roll, dick clark was our guide, a fixture on television, almost as long as there s been television. clark died today, a heart attack at 82. american bandstand launched a charming life of wealth and fame that ended with the brave struggle against the effects of a stroke. we asked anthony mason to tell us about the man who spun 45s into gold. lady, here s chubby checkers! reporter: as american bandstand ran for more than three decades, at its peak playing to 20 million viewers, dick clark s ever-youthful appearance earned him the nickname america s oldest teenager. he agreed. the minute you grow up, the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you are old. reporter: clark was a 26- year-old philadelphia d.j. when he took over bandstand a local tv show in 1956. within a year it went national. behind clark s clean-cut image, the show seemed to sanitize rock n roll and make it safe for parents to al
this is the cbs evening news with scot pelley. pelley: good evening. when american culture was upended by a revolution of rock n roll, dick clark was our guide, a fixture on television, almost as long as there s been television. clark died today, a heart attack at 82. americanbandstands launched a charm live of wealth and fame that ended with the brave struggle against the effects of a stroke. we asked anthony mason to tell us about the man who spun 45s into gold. lady, here s chubby checkers! reporter: as american bandstand ran for more than three decades, at its peak playing to 20 million viewers, dick clark s ever-youthful appearance earned him the nickname america s oldest teenager. he agreed. the minute you grow up, the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you are old. reporter: clark was a 26-year-old philadelphia d.j. when he took over bandstand a local tv show n1956. within a year it went national. behind clark s clean-ut image, the sho