America's Oldest Teenager Has Passed

The legendary TV/Radio host Mr. Dick Clark has passed away on the morning of April 18th of a "massive heart attack". He was known as "America's Oldest Teenager" because he was up on all of the current styles of popular music and he never seemed to age. However, Dick Clark was 82 when he passed away. He's been responsible for launching many careers over the years. He started off at Syracuse University working at a country station and going by the name Dick Clay. He would eventually move to another station in Philly where he began hosting a show called "Bandstand". The show was picked up by ABC in 1957 and ran until 1987. He then launched a syndicated radio show under his own company name United Stations Radio Network (aka UNISTAR) that he eventually sold to Westwood One in 1994. A year later he started a new network and a new countdown show that he hosted until 2004 when he suffered a serious heart attack that kept him form hosting his New Years Rockin Eve ever since. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife Kari and three children Rac, Duane and Cindy. From all of us in radio, thank Mr. Clark for showing us how to do it right. Job well done, now rest in peace.

This Is How Affion Crockett Serenades

I love Affion Crockett. They messed up by taking his show off the air. Bring him back dammit!!

God Rest His Sooouuuulll!

In some unfortunate news, the legendary Don Cornelius was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, Ca home this morning. He was 75 years old and dealing with a recent divorce. Authorities do not suspect foul play. TMZ reported that in 2009 Mr. Cornelius told the judge in his divorce case that he needed to hurry up and finalize the divorce before he died. Did Mr. Cornelius suspect or know something the general public didn't? The details of the divorce have not been disclosed. In the end it's a very sad turn of events. He was the host and the creator of something that has been and will always be such a strong part of black culture and now american culture. Although the Soul Train has made it's final stop the memories will reverberate forever. Thank you Mr. Don Cornelius. may your Soooouuuulll be at peace.

Bill Cosby Still the Same O'G

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST CATS IN THE INDUSTRY STILL AT IT AT 73 YEARS OLD

Bill Cosby's calm, home-spun delivery on the phone is the same carefully crafted style of storytelling fans see when he performs live.

The beloved 73-year-old comedian, actor and author with the ability to be funny without resorting to profanity will play the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday.

During a recent phone interview, Cosby thought a while before answering whether he has changed the way he writes material for his generations of fans.

Don't rush an answer from this entertainment icon, or it could ruin a good story. When the pause seems too long and rephrasing of the question begins, he mock-snaps, "Give me a minute!"

Silence finally is broken with a breath and then two words from Cosby: "I'm 23." But then it's quiet for a while longer.

"I'm 23 and in remedial English," he continues, then stops again, perhaps building a mental image for himself and the listener.

"I'm a freshman at Temple University after putting in four years in the Navy starting at age 19, and I am the most excited freshman ever," he says.

Cosby's answer picks up steam as he tells how the professor instructed the class to write about the first time they did something, how he pored over the writing assignment (pulling his first tooth as a youngster) and how a week later, the professor scolded everyone in class for doing a lousy job.

Then to Cosby's shock, the teacher said one student did well, then read Cosby's composition outloud.

"I'm happily stunned and almost confused because I had never done this," he recalls. "And here this professor is reading my paper to the class as an example of how to think, how to do, and of course that opened a door for me."

Through that class, Cosby says he discovered that he could entertain people with his style.

During college when he was working as a bartender at the Cellar Bar in Philadelphia, an English couple got to know him, thought he told funny stories and got him a stand-up job at a club in Greenwich Village. His career expanded, and soon he was playing bigger venues and landed a spot on TV's famous variety program "The Ed Sullivan Show."