He opened his own travel agency and began giving out travel advice on the radio after he closed the business in 1987. He landed his own radio show before becoming WSB-TV's consumer affairs reporter. Soon after, Howard developed the Consumer Action Center and in 1997, he created his own website. A year later, his show went into syndication. "The Clark Howard Show" airs daily across the nation and he appeared as co-host on HLN's "Evening Express" in 2012 and 2013. He still works on WSB-TV, is a member of the Georgia State Defense Force and volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. Howard has written a handful of books, including "Clark's Big Book of Bargains" and "Get Clark Smart: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Rich From America's Money-Saving Expert". The former is a "New York Times" bestseller. Howard was diagnosed with a form of prostate cancer in 2008, and he is married to actress Lane Carlock.
