New York City and Times Square serve as the focal point for national media coverage of the holiday. Bandleader Guy Lombardo and his band—The Royal Canadians—were well known for their annual broadcast from New York City. Their signature performance of "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight helped make the standard synonymous with the holiday. Beginning on radio in 1929, Lombardo moved to CBS television from 1956 to 1976, adding coverage of the ball drop. Following Lombardo's death, Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" (which premiered for 1973 on NBC, and moved to ABC for 1975) became the dominant New Year's Eve special on U.S. television—especially among younger viewers—with Clark having anchored New Year's coverage (including "New Year's Rockin' Eve" and the one-off "ABC 2000 Today") for 33 straight years. After Clark suffered a stroke in December 2004, fellow television personality Regis Philbin guest hosted the 2005 edition. Due to a lingering speech impediment brought upon by the stroke, Clark retired as host and was replaced by Ryan Seacrest for 2006, but continued making limited appearances on the special until his death in 2012.