Seacrest says Clark will be ready for New Year's Eve

Earlier this week, I speculated about what Dick Clark's going to look and sound like on his New Year's Eve show this year, since it's his first public appearance since he had a stroke in 2004. Well, according to New Year's Rockin' Eve co-host Ryan Seacrest, Dick's going to be better than most people are thinking.

"I'm not a doctor and I'm not his wife so I don't see him on a daily basis, but he will not be in a wheelchair on the telecast," he told AP Radio in an interview, recounted in this article. He goes on to say that Clark's voice won't sound quite the same as before the stroke, but "it definitely sounds like Dick."

Knowing how hard Dick worked in show business up until he had the stroke, I'm sure he worked just as hard to get himself in as good condition as he could for New Year's Eve. Looking forward to seeing him; heck, anything's better than seeing Regis ham it up and forget names.