Remembering Dick Clark: Host, Media Mogul, KOST-FM Pitchman

Is there anything Dick Clark didn't do? Producer, Media mogul, TV show host, music industry fixture, awards show maven -- and TV pitchman. Clark promoted radio stations around the country through the 1980s and 1990s -- and here in Los Angeles, his spots were for adult contemporary KOST-FM. Above, a spot from 1984. And below, Dick strolls along the coast for KOST in 1991.



It wasn't just radio stations that Dick Clark pitched over the years. Below, he promotes slacks for JCPenney in this goofy spot. Check out his pose at the end!



And here he is promoting the Dairy Queen burger (complete with "processed cheese").

The Most Unusual L.A. Times Feature of the Week

This photo gallery lists potential heirs to Dick Clark's throne... yet it seems rather slapped together. So why do it?

Above, the synopsis on Seacrest -- the most obvious heir, since he's already inherited Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" -- references a radio station that doesn't exist ("KROC"?!) and gets it wrong anyway -- it was KYSR where Seacrest DJed.

What's more, Seacrest has already replaced not one, but three hosting legends: Clark; Casey Kasem ("American Top 40"); and Rick Dees (the morning KIIS-FM drive). Meanwhile, Carson Daly makes sense as well -- his "TRL" stint was reminiscent of Clark's "American Bandstand" days -- but no mention that he's tryign to go after Conan O'Brien's 12:30 a.m. chair?

Meanwhile, most of the others listed don't quite make sense (Maria Manounos?) -- while plenty are completely missing.

Regardless, it appears that Seacrest has already staked a claim, so it's sort of moot anyway.