Dick Clark

The Twist: The swivel that shook the world

2013-04-21 00:00:00

It's been just over 50 years since a new dance craze called the Twist swept the nation. Though tame as near-beer by today's standards, the dance so upset the guardians of public morality that Dick Clark ordered the cameras turned away when teens on...

'Giant Slayer' not so big. Tension expected at Disney annual meeting.

2013-03-01 06:19:00

After the coffee. Before trying to beat D.C. traffic. The Skinny: I just realized that I haven't seen a movie since "Silver Linings Playbook" in December. Either Hollywood's getting lazy or I have. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box...

Cablevision and Viacom declare war! DreamWorks has rough quarter.

2013-02-27 08:24:00

After the coffee. Before seeing my accountant. The Skinny: I finally got a new BlackBerry. Laugh away, but I like having a keypad. Wednesday's stories include the start of a civil war in the TV business, a look at new Dodgers owner Guggenheim Partners,...

Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'

2013-01-14 20:38:00

Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...

Fox or Time Warner? Dodgers said to be '50-50' over TV choice

2013-01-04 17:45:00

Whether the Dodgers keep their television broadcasts on Fox Sports or move them to Time Warner Cable appears to be a "50-50" proposition, according to a person familiar with the team's TV negotiations but not authorized to discuss them. The Dodgers...

Psy threatens to retire 'Gangnam Style' on New Year's Eve

2012-12-31 10:07:00

Feel like you never need to hear "Gangnam Style" again? You're not alone: Psy told MTV News he'll be "ending" his unavoidable dance-pop song -- a No. 2 smash on the Hot 100 whose video has been viewed over 1 billion times on YouTube -- following his...

Buzz of the Melvins talks Redd Kross and NYE at the Alexandria

2012-12-31 08:16:00

On Monday night at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, punk bands the Melvins and Redd Kross will team up to greet 2013 with volume, riffs and (hopefully) a few drum solos. The hotel, which in its prime played host to luminaries including...

'Argo' Globe win mixes up Oscar race. Rupert on buying L.A. Times.

2013-01-15 08:25:00

After the coffee. Before getting Oprah Winfrey to take my confessional. The Skinny: I think I'm the only one enjoying this cold weather. It must be the East Coaster in me. Tuesday's headlines include what the Golden Globe results could mean for the...

Ray Briem dies at 82; all-night radio host in L.A.

2012-12-13 21:33:00

Ray Briem, the longtime KABC-AM talk show host who ruled all-night radio for nearly three decades with his phone calls to the famous and the quirky and his opinionated banter slamming liberals, championing conservative causes and extolling the big-band...

Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...

Morning Fix: Britney, Demi on Fox! Rebekah Brooks to be charged.

2012-05-15 16:33:16

Listen to Joe Smith's talks with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, more

2012-06-18 16:37:31

Reba McEntire announced that the ACM's Entertainer of the Decade award is being renamed in honor of the late Dick Clark, who was instrumental in bringing the awards to television.

2013-04-07 21:07:36

A whimsical house in Malibu that looks like something out of "The Flintstones" was listed by television personality Dick Clark and his wife, Kari, before his death.

2012-12-31 16:08:28

'New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark' on ABC

2012-12-26 15:35:00