Post by JasonWQMA on Dec 18, 2008 2:05:57 GMT -5
From Radio Ink:
"USRN Merges Dick Clark, Gary Bryan Shows
NEW YORK -- December 17, 2008: The award-winning Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember will merge next month with fellow United Stations Radio Networks show Rewind With Gary Bryan, combining the two programs' production staffs, content libraries, and affiliate lineups. The announcement was made jointly by Clark, who serves as USRN's Chairman Emeritus, and USRN Chairman/CEO Nick Verbitsky.
The new, merged Oldies/Classic Hits show, Dick Clark Presents Rewind With Gary Bryan, will be hosted by KRTH/Los Angeles morning host Bryan, with feature segments from Clark. Affiliates will receive up to five hours of programming a week, beginning the week of January 26, 2009.
Additionally, Clark announced that he will build out a new web portal targeted to Classic Hits and Oldies listeners, at www.dickclarkonline.com. The site will offer information on the Dick Clark radio properties, a Dick Clark blog, and e-commerce.
Clark and USRN are also offering archived Rock, Roll & Remember shows for syndication; the show has been on the air since February 1982. The daily short feature "Dick Clark's Music Calendar" will continue in syndication.
"The Dick Clark name is the most respected and trusted brand in all of broadcasting, and we're thrilled to continue to work with Dick to create new outlets for his legacy in radio," Verbitsky said. "We're excited to see Dick's leap into new media with his new website, and we're excited about our new radio partnership with Gary Bryan and KRTH."
Clark said, "I'm thrilled to be working with Gary Bryan, KRTH Program Director Jhani Kaye, his team, and everyone involved in this project. Radio has always been my first love in broadcasting, and this is a fantastic way to continue that love affair."
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Think the segments with Dick Clark for this new show will be newly recorded? Would be great to hear new material from Dick and with the obvious prerecording and post-production I'm sure they could make him sound well enough for occasional segments on a new show. Also interesting that it seems like they'll continue to offer the original show as "archived shows for syndication". Best of both worlds. I'm looking forward to hearing more about this announcement.
On a related note, I just purchased a "Best of American Bandstand" bootleg set from a private collector and it is really amazing. Complete episodes of the show from 1957 all the way through the last ABC episode in 1987, and various episodes from each decade (some are reruns from VH1). There are 16 DVD's filled with material including the very first New Years Rockin Eve from 1975 and a number of American Bandstand specials. It's just amazing the stuff that collectors have. Also a number of Dick Clark interviews from various TV shows. I just bought the set to dub a few of the things to my iPod so if anyone else wants the DVD's for the price I paid (only $50), email or private message me.
"USRN Merges Dick Clark, Gary Bryan Shows
NEW YORK -- December 17, 2008: The award-winning Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember will merge next month with fellow United Stations Radio Networks show Rewind With Gary Bryan, combining the two programs' production staffs, content libraries, and affiliate lineups. The announcement was made jointly by Clark, who serves as USRN's Chairman Emeritus, and USRN Chairman/CEO Nick Verbitsky.
The new, merged Oldies/Classic Hits show, Dick Clark Presents Rewind With Gary Bryan, will be hosted by KRTH/Los Angeles morning host Bryan, with feature segments from Clark. Affiliates will receive up to five hours of programming a week, beginning the week of January 26, 2009.
Additionally, Clark announced that he will build out a new web portal targeted to Classic Hits and Oldies listeners, at www.dickclarkonline.com. The site will offer information on the Dick Clark radio properties, a Dick Clark blog, and e-commerce.
Clark and USRN are also offering archived Rock, Roll & Remember shows for syndication; the show has been on the air since February 1982. The daily short feature "Dick Clark's Music Calendar" will continue in syndication.
"The Dick Clark name is the most respected and trusted brand in all of broadcasting, and we're thrilled to continue to work with Dick to create new outlets for his legacy in radio," Verbitsky said. "We're excited to see Dick's leap into new media with his new website, and we're excited about our new radio partnership with Gary Bryan and KRTH."
Clark said, "I'm thrilled to be working with Gary Bryan, KRTH Program Director Jhani Kaye, his team, and everyone involved in this project. Radio has always been my first love in broadcasting, and this is a fantastic way to continue that love affair."
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Think the segments with Dick Clark for this new show will be newly recorded? Would be great to hear new material from Dick and with the obvious prerecording and post-production I'm sure they could make him sound well enough for occasional segments on a new show. Also interesting that it seems like they'll continue to offer the original show as "archived shows for syndication". Best of both worlds. I'm looking forward to hearing more about this announcement.
On a related note, I just purchased a "Best of American Bandstand" bootleg set from a private collector and it is really amazing. Complete episodes of the show from 1957 all the way through the last ABC episode in 1987, and various episodes from each decade (some are reruns from VH1). There are 16 DVD's filled with material including the very first New Years Rockin Eve from 1975 and a number of American Bandstand specials. It's just amazing the stuff that collectors have. Also a number of Dick Clark interviews from various TV shows. I just bought the set to dub a few of the things to my iPod so if anyone else wants the DVD's for the price I paid (only $50), email or private message me.
