Ryan Seacrest has been on TV for a really very long time. He’s the Wheel of Fortune host. He has been the American Idol host because it began. He was on a morning discuss present with Kelly Ripa. He additionally hosts the Dick Clark New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve yearly. In a current interview, he defined what he discovered from Clark when he was beginning his work on that present.

Here’s what Ryan stated that Dick taught him early on in his profession.

Ryan Seacrest On Dick Clark’s Recommendation To Him

Ryan Seacrest has been internet hosting the Dick Clark New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve since 2007. He began off as a fill-in for the legend himself after Clark suffered a stroke in 2005. Nevertheless, in 2007, Ryan grew to become the brand new everlasting host for the New Yr’s Eve bash.

Dick Clark didn’t cross away till 2012, so he and Ryan had a while to share after the change over within the internet hosting duties. Ryan was speaking about his time working with Dick in a current interview and defined how the legendary TV persona helped him early on in his profession as a tv presenter (by way of USA Right now).

Ryan stated he can be exterior whereas Dick was within the studio. He defined that at about 12:20 a.m., he would come inside subsequent to him and take over from there. That was how he began out working with Dick on the New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve telecasts.

He then stated that Dick needed to ensure that he earned the position, and that meant going via the onerous occasions as effectively. “He would say, ‘It wasn’t chilly sufficient for you. I would like it to be windier subsequent yr for you. You haven’t earned this but, younger man.’ He would joke round about issues like that,” Ryan remembered.

Ryan Seacrest Mentioned Dick Clark Made Him Really feel Welcome

Whereas Ryan Seacrest stated that Dick Clark made him show he deserved the prospect for the position, he additionally stated Clark was very welcoming to him. He stated there are loads of issues he remembers fondly about their time collectively.

He stated that Dick Clark gave him a handwritten letter yearly. This letter thanked Ryan for being there and what it meant to Clark. “These are particular,” Ryan stated of the letters that Dick gave him every yr.

Ryan Seacrest has now been the full-time host of the Dick Clark New Yr’s Rockin’ Eve occasion for 17 years now and has hosted it for 20 (together with his co-hosting duties).

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