Alan Clark

Alan Clark is a Canadian television executive who served as the head of CBC Sports from 1990 to 1999.

Early life Clark was born in 1949 in London, Ontario and grew up in Ottawa. He graduated from Carleton University in 1974 with a degree in political science and history.

CBC Television In November 1989, Clark was hired by Arthur Smith to serve as deputy head of CBC Sports. In January 1990, Clark was named acting head of CBC Sports after Smith accepted the position of executive producer and vice-president of Dick Clark Productions. Soon after taking over, the network announced budget cuts. As a result, Clark had to terminate three employees and, due to overtime costs, eliminate coverage of Canadian Football League games on holiday weekends. In April 1990, Clark was appointed head of CBC Sports.

On December 9, 1999, the CBC announced that Clark was stepping down as head of CBC sports to become the network's executive director of business development for sports. He was succeeded by his deputy Nancy Lee.

In 2010, Clark was elected to the CBC Sports Hall of Fame.