In July 1956, DJ Dick Clark inherited WFIL-TV’s Bandstand
from scandal-tainted Bob Horn and revamped it.
On August 5, 1957, TV’s "American Bandstand" began
broadcasting nationally beaming images of clean-cut,
average teenagers dancing to 67 ABC affiliates across
the nation.
Production of the show moved from Philadelphia to the
ABC Television Center in Los Angeles (now known as
The Prospect Studios) on February 8, 1964.
The show would become an iconic expression of American
teen culture.
Dick Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)
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