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Article: 'American Idol' Dances With 'American Bandstand'; 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions to Bring Classic Program Back to the Dance Floor.
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- May 24, 2004
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LOS ANGELES, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In a symbolic passing of the torch from entertainment icons Dick Clark to Simon Fuller, 19 Entertainment has joined forces with dick clark productions to relaunch "American Bandstand," the longest running network television show in history. "American Bandstand" will be executive produced by 19 president Simon Fuller, Dick Clark and Allen Shapiro, the architect of the deal and president of Mosaic Media Group, which is the controlling shareholder in dick clark productions. A nationwide search for a host will immediately begin for the new "Bandstand" competition, which aims to debut in Summer 2005.
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