Oprah Winfrey added star power to a dedication ceremony at Syracuse University on Monday for the newly renovated Newhouse School of Public Communications Innovation Center featuring Dick Clark Studios and the Alan Gerry Center. Winfrey was joined on stage by Kari Clark, wife of late Syracuse alum Dick Clark, plus Lorraine Branham, the school's dean and university chancellor Kent Syverud. “I came to give the biggest shout out possible to the Newhouse family because I believe that what you all have done is what we're meant to do as human beings,” Winfrey told the crowd in attendance. “We're meant to take our.
- 9/30/2014
- by Ryan O'Connell
- The Wrap
The title remains "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," but more than ever, it's Ryan Seacrest's show now.
With the death in April of iconic showman Clark, who was joined since 2006 by "American Idol" host Seacrest for one of television's most popular holiday events, the pop music showcase that rings in a new 12-month cycle will be different by nature. Yet it will stay much the same, as Seacrest and others strive to maintain the tradition that Clark initially set on New Year's Eve 1973 on NBC, where he produced the special for two years before moving it to ABC and becoming its host.
In fact, ABC will make the whole evening very much a tribute to Clark on Monday, Dec. 31. The night will begin with "New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark," a two-hour special in which hosts Fergie and Jenny McCarthy introduce clips from past years' festivities,...
With the death in April of iconic showman Clark, who was joined since 2006 by "American Idol" host Seacrest for one of television's most popular holiday events, the pop music showcase that rings in a new 12-month cycle will be different by nature. Yet it will stay much the same, as Seacrest and others strive to maintain the tradition that Clark initially set on New Year's Eve 1973 on NBC, where he produced the special for two years before moving it to ABC and becoming its host.
In fact, ABC will make the whole evening very much a tribute to Clark on Monday, Dec. 31. The night will begin with "New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark," a two-hour special in which hosts Fergie and Jenny McCarthy introduce clips from past years' festivities,...
- 12/31/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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