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Lew Klein, who helped create 'American Bandstand,' dies
Friday, June 14, 2019
PHILADELPHIA -- Lew Klein, a broadcast pioneer who helped create "American Bandstand" and launched the careers of Dick Clark and Bob Saget, has died at 91.
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