Bert Parks had stood guard in front of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel for more than 14 years without incident. Arms outstretched and holding one of Miss America’s iconic crowns, ...
There was gorgeous Dorothy Benham, Miss America 1977, standing next to Bert Parks in the corner of a small meeting room at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan, N.Y. She was tall and thin and ...
Visitors to the courtyard of an Atlantic City hotel can now proclaim: “There he is.” A life-size bronze statue of Bert Parks, the longtime master of ceremonies of the Miss America Pageant, was ...
Dick's Sporting Goods' ongoing girl-friendly marketing takes an Olympic-sized vault this week, with a new spot showcasing raw feminine talent. Called "There She Is," the 60-second spot is set to the ...
Thee-rr-ee he is. . . Bert Parks — 70 years old and determined to stay in television’s spotlight. “Quit? To do what. . . take a paper route?” Parks asked, speaking from his home in Hollywood. The city ...
BACKGROUND: Bert Parks could ad-lib his way out of tight corners on live TV. But even Parks, the late, great Miss America Pageant emcee, couldn't gloss over the fact that his statue is still in ...
I first met him a dozen years ago in Atlantic City. They hadn’t built the casinos yet and the Miss America Pageant was the only reason people showed up in September. He had a small suite at the ...