Nationally syndicated radio show host and money coach Clark Howard hosts "Clark Howard" every weekend on HLN. As he does with his popular radio program, Howard empowers his Clark Howard viewers to make smart financial decisions in all aspects of life with the promise to help them "save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off!" Howard is based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta.
Also a successful entrepreneur, newspaper columnist and best-selling author, Howard's radio program, "The Clark Howard Show" is now heard nationally on more than 225 radio stations. Howard found his way onto the radio after he was asked to be a guest on a radio show about travel. The response was so positive that he was given his own program, "The Clark Howard Show." The show originates from Atlanta's WSB-AM and is syndicated by Dial Global. Howard is also the Consumer Interest reporter on ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta.
Howard's career has included stints in both government and private sectors. He was employed by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He launched a travel agency in 1981 that grew into a chain with locations across metro Atlanta. In 1987, he sold the company and retired at 31 years of age.
In 2011, Howard published his timely ninth book, "Living Large in Lean Times," a New York Times #1 Bestseller, which followed 2007's "Clark Smart Real Estate" that addresses relevant issues in today's mortgage crisis. His "Get Clark Smart in 2002," and "Clark's Big Book of Bargains" in 2003, also both charted on the New York Times Bestsellers List.
An Atlanta native, Howard has started several civic programs, including Atlanta Volunteer Action, Volunteer Action Inc., the Big Buddy Program and Career Action. In 1993, he opened the Consumer Action Center to provide off-air advice on consumer issues. With the help of his listeners, he has sponsored the construction of 30 Habitat for Humanity homes.
Howard is also a captain in the Georgia State Defense Force, joining in 2001 after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
