Dick Clark

On his childhood interest in radio; on his first job in the mailroom of a radio station in New York; on working as a DJ in college at Syracuse University; on being a news anchor; on getting a job in radio in Philadelphia and the state of television in 1952; on his first time seeing television - at the 1939 World's Fair; on comparisons between television and the Internet as forms of once-new media; on his one professional regret

On his first television job in Utica, NY; on salvaging old films of American Bandstand; on Dick Clark's Caravan of Music, later renamed American Bandstand; on the origins of American Bandstand; on moving from doing the radio to television version of Bandstand, which had already been on air with a different host; on the music on the show; on the diversity of American Bandstand; on touring with musicians

On taking over the televised version of American Bandstand; on taking the show from a local Philadelphia show to a national program on ABC; on first realizing he was famous

On the success of American Bandstand and being targeted in the music "payola" investigation; on the many decades of American Bandstand; on Dick Clark Productions; on the lessons about staying "young, not old" from Leonard Goldenson; on connecting with teenagers over the many decades of American Bandstand; on learning from mistakes

On his entrepreneurship; on his path in life; on working on the Pyramid game show with producer Bob Stewart; on producing Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Johnny Carson; on Merv Griffin; on producing television movies; on dealing with critics

On the challenges of being Dick Clark; on the genesis of New Years Rockin' Eve; on simplicity; on still getting stage fright

On producing awards shows; on getting fired for overshadowing MTV Awards Shows when he was the producer; on producing the American Music Awards; on producing The Emmys; on the secret of producing live television shows

On game shows; on how he selects projects and seems to be in multiple places at one time; on being a producer; on doing stand-up comedy; on acting; on similarities between American Bandstand and MTV; on the ingredients for a successful TV show

On the future of television; on television distribution methods today; on historical moments for which he was present; on producing features; on his legacy; on the projects of which he's proudest