Patrick Clark is an Emmy and Telly Award-winning host. He has been featured on the Home & Garden Network (HGTV), G4, ABC Family Channel, All News Channel and served as a correspondent for Cartoon Network.

Biography

Born in Evansville, Indiana to Mary Lou and Larry Clark. He is the oldest of two children and has one sister Adrienne. Growing up, the family lived across the Midwest in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. He began piano at the age of six and later played alto saxophone in junior high school before playing in numerous garage bands during high school.

He attended high school in Geneseo, IL before moving during his junior year to Belleville, IL. After graduating from Althoff Catholic High School, Clark studied journalism at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He began working full time in radio while only a junior in college. Soon after he became a program director at WFUN-FM, a children's radio station. Upon graduation he landed a job as a freelance reporter at KDNL ABC 30 where he worked for the next two years. After leaving KDNL Clark began working at KPLR-TV WB11. He was a feature/entertainment reporter and fill-in sports anchor for the next six years. While reporting at KPLR Clark also wrote a weekly column for Stltoday.com and taught a television production course at his alma mater SIUE for three years.

Early life and career

In 2002 Patrick began hosting Pulse (TV series) on G4 (TV channel) the video game network while still working in St. Louis. He would fly to Los Angeles, California on Thursdays and spend the night on the couch of a friend. The next morning Clark would tape Pulse and fly back to St. Louis to continue working at KPLR. In 2003 he moved to Los Angeles to continue as host and segment producer. In November 2004, along with other G4techTV programs, the show was cancelled. In 2005 Clark began hosting Offbeat America for HGTV.

Patrick can currently be seen traveling the country in search of places we've never been and things we never knew existed as host of HGTV's "Offbeat America." The highly-rated show airs Sunday evenings at 6 PM (ET/PT). Patrick interviews the people behind these extraordinary American treasures, revealing their passions and inspirations.

Personal life

A music lover, Patrick spends his spare time composing new music. In 1994 he released a children's album Moo Moo Vacation. While working in television in St. Louis, Clark released two more albums None The Worse For The Better and American Maid. Both albums were well received by music critics in the Midwest. Among the featured songs on the discs were the title track ? AMERICAN MAID? and the popular WB theme and Emmy Award-winner ?THE NIGHT IS YOUNG?, which was used in St. Louis, MO, Dayton, OH, and Knoxville, TN. Both albums were released on the Tinker Records label.

Hollywood career

In addition to being a television host and musician Clark has appeared in nationwide commercials for Anheuser-Busch, Triad Healthcare and played a reporter in the NBC miniseries A Will of Their Own.

Awards

• Telly Awards 2003 ? Feature Reporting & Music Composition
• Emmy Award 2001 ? Music Composition
• Telly Award 2002 ? Music Composition

Charitable work

While living in St. Louis Clark volunteered as a tutor at Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club. He has also emceed many events for the organization. Currently he serves on the board of directors.

Filmography

A Will of Their Own

TV Work

• 2005 - Present HGTV "Offbeat America"
• 2002 - 2004 G4 (TV channel) "Pulse (TV series)"
• 1996 - 2002 KPLR-TV
• 1994 - 1996 KDNL

Discography

• 1998 None The Worse For The Better Tinker Records
• 2001 American Maid Tinker Records

External links

• Patrick's Official Site
• Patrick Clark at IMDB
• Patrick Clark biography at HGTV

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