1、原文标题：Entertainment Pioneer Dick Clark Dies at 82内容简介：概述：美国电视人迪克克拉克去世，享年82岁，今天让我们来一起缅怀这位伟大的美国娱乐先驱。Hints：Dick Clark American BandstandMount VernonDJWFILPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaABC在音频38大概位置有一处连字符校对：丸子龙He was not a singer or musician, but Dick Clark was one of the most famous names in rock and roll. In
2、the 1950s and 60s his afternoon television show, American Bandstand, was a daily staple for teens across the country and it changed the way Americans listened to pop music. Born in Mount Vernon, outside of New York City, Dick Clark hit the airwaves before he was even out of high school. His career b
3、egan in the mailroom of a radio station run by his father and his uncle. Before long, he was on the air, and continued to work as a disc jockey through college. Dick Clark returned to the small, family-run station after his graduation. One year later, in 1952, he hit the big time, moving to WFIL in
4、Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Soon he was one of the best known radio DJs in town. At that time, WFIL also owned a television station that had an afternoon teen dance show called Bandstand and in a few years Mr. Clark was the regular host of that program, too. In 1957, the ABC television network decid
5、ed to take Bandstand national, after Clark convinced them that a teen dance show would be popular all across the country. I was a very young fellow. That show was getting huge audiences in Philadelphia. 65% of the people watched the Bandstand in Philadelphia when it was on, wiped out all the competi
6、tion. I said It doesnt matter. It isnt just Philadelphia. This is a universal language. It will work everywhere. Trust us, it will work. Give us five weeks. And in August the 1957, they did, and, as, you know, they say, the rest is history.迪克克拉克并不是歌手或音乐家，但他却是摇滚乐界最有名的人物之一。在上世纪五六十年代，他的电视节目-美国音乐台-对于全国青
7、少年而言，是每天必不可缺的家常菜，而且他还改变了美国人听流行音乐的方式。 迪克克拉克出生在纽约城之外的弗农山庄，早在高中毕业前，他就已经走上电视荧幕。他的事业是从父亲和叔叔经营的一家广播电台的邮件收发室开始的。不久以后，他担任电台工作，到了大学他也继续担任电台音乐节目主持人，毕业后，他就回到了家庭运营的小电台工作。一年后，1952年，他在“big time”演出成功，然后又转到费城的WFIL电台。不久之后，他就成为了镇上最有名的电台DJ之一。那时，WFIL也拥有一个电视台，下午有一档名为“音乐台”的青少年舞蹈表演节目，几年后，克拉克也成为了该节目的定期主持。 1957年，在克拉克说服ABC电视网如果青少年舞蹈遍及全国，一定会流行之后，ABC电视网决定将“音乐台”节目全国播放。 “那时候我还是小伙子。那档节目在费城赢得大量观众。当音乐台节目在费城播放时，有65%的人观看。它打败了所有劲敌。我觉得这倒无所谓。其实不光是在费城，这个节目已经成为一种通用语言。它在各处都有效。相信我们，它会成功。给我们五周就行。然后就在1957年的8月，他们成功了，正如你所知道的，余下的都是众所周知的历史了。”