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
host of dick clark s new year s rockin s eve. reporter: clark was unable to host in 2004, after suffering a stroke a few weeks buyer before the show. but he made a highly- anticipated return in 2005. it was its first television appearance since the stroke. we re getting closer to midnight. reporter: clark s youthful appearance earned him the nickname, america s oldest teenager. he agreed. the minute you grow up, the minute you mentally atrophyy and freeze in time, you are old. reporter: clark felt that rock and roll lasted so long because it has so many forms. he himself survived by embracing each new wave, ensuring the enduring affections of millions of americans. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. for a time, clark had shows on all three of the major networks and was listed among forbes 400 wealthiest americans. a fire causing problems on the metro line in pikesville. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain mike perry has more on the developments.
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liberties of the united states. you cannot go to court. civil defense, criminal defense is a function of being within the american law waymaning war on the united states is outside the criminal law and is an acts of war and should be dealt with as an act of war and correct thing in an act of war to kill people who are trying to kill you. bill: a lot of people thought, including brit hume that cot pelley betrayed his bias there that he thought criminal court should take care of this and washington shouldn t have the power to eblitz rate people on secret panels on recommendations that they are dangerous people i pell will did portray a little of his belief what say you? i have been following this dewait all day today. there interest a whole bunch of people who i respect tremendouslily. political and intellect i