Sometime in the mid-1980s, a variety show was held one evening at Strath Haven High School that involved Jack Steck, the Philadelphia broadcasting legend, who hired Dick Clark for WFIL and later put him in charge of Bandstand.
The details of what this particular event was about are fuzzy but Clark– who had become one of the bigwigs of Hollywood — was the emcee. He flew across country and donated a night boosting amateurs in tribute to the man who gave him his start.
I covered the event for the County Press and got a chance to shake hands with Clark, who most know died yesterday, April 18. He struck me as exceedingly decent and gracious.
R.I.P. Dick Clark