The Clark Howard Show
| Clark Howard | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Clark Brian Howard June 20, 1955 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education |
American University Central Michigan University |
| Occupation | Syndicated talk radio host, consumer advocate, and author |
| Spouse(s) | Lane Carlock Howard |
| Website | www.clark.com |
Clark Brian Howard (born June 20, 1955) is a popular consumer expert and host of the nationally syndicated Clark Howard Show.
Howard, who grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Bernard and Joy Garson Howard (May 13, 1924 – June 5, 2016), has been a nationally syndicated radio host since 1989, teaching consumers ways to "save more, spend less and avoid rip-offs." The Clark Howard Show is heard every day on more than 200 radio stations throughout North America, and airs from News/Talk WSB, WSB AM/WSBB FM in Atlanta. He is a frequent consumer expert guest on other talk, variety and news programs.
Howard's first career was in the travel agency business. Howard attended the Westminster Schools in Atlanta before graduating from the American University in 1976 with a BA in Urban Government. He went on to receive his Master of Business Administration degree from Central Michigan University in 1977. In 1987, he retired from the travel agency business he founded in 1981 and began giving travel advice in guest appearances on Atlanta radio. His segments were so popular that he was soon given his own radio show. In 1991, Howard also became a consumer affairs TV reporter for WSB-TV, the local ABC affiliate. In 1993, he founded the Consumer Action Center to have volunteers answer consumer questions off the air. Howard's website followed in 1997, and in 1998 his show went into syndication.
Howard explained on air that he was joining the Georgia State Defense Force (an unarmed, non-federal branch of the Georgia Department of Defense) following the September 11 attacks. He attends monthly training workshops around the state as part of his service, and has performed medical evacuation work in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
In 2008, Howard was diagnosed with a "little league" cancer of the prostate. He made it public on WSB-TV on February 18, 2009. He gave another update three months later on his Web site.
In August 2017, Howard escaped serious injury from a car accident. While walking across a parking lot, he spotted a car backing towards him at a high rate of speed after hearing a woman screaming. Recalling a story he read in the news, he jumped in the air to lessen the severity of the impact and thus was only grazed by the vehicle, suffering only minor pain in his neck and shoulder, but no cuts or bruises.
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