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Meet the man and his team right here!</p><div id="cmGridObject"><div class="cmCol6" data-vr-zone="Flatpage 31"><h3 class="cmModuleHeader">About Clark Howard</h3><div class="cmTease cmClearfix cmTeaseCol6 cmTeasePhotoLeft" data-vr-contentbox><div class="cmTeasePhoto cmRelatedImage"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131013210458/http://www.clarkhoward.com/inside/clark/"><img width="100" height="128" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131013210458im_/http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2010/10/26/clark_red_100.jpg" class="cmDarkBoxShadow cmPhotoBorderWhite" title="About Clark" alt="About Clark"/></a></div><h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131013210458/http://www.clarkhoward.com/inside/clark/">Clark Howard</a></h2><div class="cmTeaseSummary"><p><strong></strong>Clark Howard is a Radio and TV consumer expert who shows you ways to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. 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