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"Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2013 without one very familiar face nearby Monday, Dec. 31: His beloved mentor and New Year&amp;apos;s Rockin&amp;apos; Eve costar Dick Clark.\r\nMonday marks the first broadcast of Clark&amp;apos;s long-running New Year&amp;apos;s Eve fete from New York City&amp;apos;s Times Square since Clark&amp;apos;s April 2012 death. Though the millions of revelers outside ABC&amp;apos;s studios will be cheering as the clock counts down to midnight, Seacrest tells Good Morning America&amp;apos;s Josh Elliott the night will have a somber undertone.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Surreal is probably the most appropriate word,&amp;quot; Seacrest said when asked about hosting the show in Clark&amp;apos;s absence. &amp;quot;You think back 40 years ago he started the tradition . . . I not only watched him, I used to watch him and study how he hosted these shows.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nTo honor the late broadcast veteran -- who died in April at age 82 -- Seacrest and his Rockin&amp;apos; Eve colleagues will host a tribute portion of the special. &amp;quot;He was kind of like my guidance counselor,&amp;quot; Seacrest, 38, recalled of Clark. &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;d always make you feel like you were his good friend. He was like that in person as well.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nLater during New Year&amp;apos;s Rockin&amp;apos; Eve, Fergie will co-anchor the broadcast from Los Angeles, while Jenny McCarthy will lend Seacrest a hand in Times Square. Taylor Swift and Psy are also expected to perform live from New York City."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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