When Indianapolis based TV and radio personality <a href="http://indianabroadcastpioneers.org/jimmy-mcdowell-mack/"> Jimmy Mack</a> recently passed away at the  age of 99, many tributes referred to him as "Indy's own Dick Clark". That's because during the 1960s and late '50s, Jimmy Mack was the popular host of teen dance shows "Bandstand 13" and "Teen Twirl" that were modeled after <a href= "https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dick-Clark">Dick Clark's</a> <a href= "https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/american-bandstand/">American Bandstand</a>.

When Indianapolis based TV and radio personality Jimmy Mack recently passed away at the age of 99, many tributes referred to him as "Indy's own Dick Clark". That's because during the 1960s and late '50s, Jimmy Mack was the popular host of teen dance shows "Bandstand 13" and "Teen Twirl" that were modeled after Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

When Indianapolis based TV and radio personality <a href="http://indianabroadcastpioneers.org/jimmy-mcdowell-mack/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Jimmy Mack</a>&nbsp;recently passed away at the&nbsp; age of 99, many tributes referred to him as "Indy's own Dick Clark". That's because during the 1960s and late '50s, Jimmy Mack was the popular host of teen dance shows "Bandstand 13" and "Teen Twirl" that were modeled after&nbsp;<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dick-Clark" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dick Clark's</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/american-bandstand/" rel="noopener noreferrer">American Bandstand</a>.

Jimmy Mack - Indy’s version of Dick Clark

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