Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2018 has a list of performers almost as long as its name. The broadcast kicks off at 8 p.m. ET with Mariah Carey as the most headline performer.

On July 9, 1956, 26-year-old Dick Clark stood in front of the cameras at WFIL-TV in West Philadelphia, wearing a crisp suit and a smile. That afternoon, he officially took over as host of Bandstand, a ...

"I learned how to reevaluate life from that perspective and looking towards the future," the father of two says.