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| January 28, 2003 | Atlanta Audition: taped - 11/1/02; broadcast - 1/28/03. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| January 29, 2003 | Hollywood - The Glendale Auditions: taped - December 2002; broadcast - 1/29/03. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| February 6, 2003 | WRAL Video - Raleigh's American Idol Contestant Advances To Semifinals | FD Recap | WRAL News | | |
| February 11, 2003 | Final 32 - Group 2: Competition - Open Arms | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| February 12, 2003 | Final 32 - Group 2: Results - He made it into the top 3 with Ruben and Kim Locke. He was eliminated. | FD Recap | American Idol | | |
| March 4, 2003 | Wildcard Round: Competition - Don't Let the Sun Go down on me | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 5, 2003 | Wildcard Results: Clay was America's pick - sang Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me again | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 6, 2003 | The Pulse (Fox News Channel) | | | | |
| March 11, 2003 | Motown - Guest Judge Lamont Dozier: Competition - I Can't Help Myself | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 12, 2003 | Motown: Results - Group Performance - Heatwave. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 18, 2003 | Movie - Guest Judge Gladys Night: Competition - Somewhere Out There | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 19, 2003 | Movie: Results - Group Performances - Footloose and I've Had the Time of My Life. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 25, 2003 | Country - Guest Judge - Olivia Newton John: Competition - Someone Else's Star | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 26, 2003 | Country: Results - Group Performances - Where the Blacktop Ends and God Bless the USA; Ford Music Video - Mustang Sally. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| March 28, 2003 | Entertaiment Weekly Cover feature on American Idol | FD Recap | Entertainment Weekly | 2003 News | |
| April 1, 2003 | Disco - Competition - Everlasting Love | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 2, 2003 | Disco - Results: Group Performances - A Night to Remember and Boogie Wonderland. Ford Music Video - Car Wash. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 8, 2003 | Billboard #1 Hits - Guest Judge - Lionel Richie: Competition - At This Moment | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 9, 2003 | Billboard #1 Hits - Results - Group performance - All Night Long; Ford Music Video - Get Outta My Dreams | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 15, 2003 | Billy Joel - Guest Judge - Smokey Robinson - Competition - Tell Her about It. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 15, 2003 | God Bless the USA single released with the top 10 AI2 idols | FD Recap | Singles and EP's | Music Milestones | |
| April 16, 2003 | Billy Joel - Results - Group Performance - For the Longest Time; Ford Music Video - Speed Racer | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 21, 2003 | Halfway Home - Somewhere Out There. Group performance - All Night Long | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 22, 2003 | Diane Warren (also guest judge)- Competition - I Could Not Ask For More | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 23, 2003 | Diane Warren - Results: Group Performance - Shine; Ford Music Video Fun, Fun, Fun | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 29, 2003 | AI 2 All Time Classic American Love Songs Compilation CD was released | FD Recap | Compilations and Duets | Music Milestones | |
| April 29, 2003 | Neil Sedaka/60s (also guest judge) - Competition - Build Me Up Buttercup and Solitaire | FD Recap - Build Me Up Buttercup | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| April 29, 2003 | What the World Needs Now is released as a charity single | FD Recap | Singles and EP's | Music Milestones | |
| April 30, 2003 | Neil Sedaka/60s - Results: Group Performance - God Bless the USA, 60s medley: Clay's solo was Going out of My Head. Ford Music Video - Do You Believe in Magic? | FD Recap - Solitaire | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 3, 2003 | Done during American Idol when Clay was going home for AI visit. | | Radio interviews | | Raleigh station |
| May 6, 2003 | Bee Gees (Robin Gibb guest judge) - Competition - To Love Somebody, Grease | FD Recap - To Love Somebody | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 6, 2003 | WRAL VIdeo - Meet The People Who Knew Clay Aiken Before AI | FD Recap | WRAL News | | |
| May 7, 2003 | Bee Gees - Results: Group Performance - Bee Gees medley, Clay's solo was Too Much Heaven, Ford Music Video - Ride Wit Me | FD Recap - Grease | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 8, 2003 | WRAL Video - Raleigh Clay singing National Anthem | FD Recap | WRAL News | | |
| May 9, 2003 | WRAL Videos - A number of features were shown that day | FD Recap | WRAL News | | |
| May 12, 2003 | Secrets of American Idol: Clay appeared on the Wayne Brady Show along with other contestants from the show. | FD Recap | The Wayne Brady Show | | |
| May 13, 2003 | Final 3 - Competition - Vincent, Mack the Knife, Unchained Melody | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 13, 2003 | Oprah visits American Idol | FD Recap | Oprah | | |
| May 14, 2003 | Final 3 - Results - Group Performance Medley: Reunited, Solid as a Rock; Up Where We Belong; Ford Music Video - She's a Lady | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 15, 2003 | WRAL Videos | FD Recap | WRAL News | | |
| May 17, 2003 | Wango Tango - Pasadena, CA - The Rose Bowl - the AI contestants sang the National Anthem | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| May 19, 2003 | E! News Live - Preview of AI finals | | | | |
| May 19, 2003 | Entertainment Tonight - Brief clip of Clay from high school in Oklahoma ; Clay on the phone with his mom - he tells ET to take good care of her | | | | |
| May 19, 2003 | Final 2 Special - Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, Group Performance - God Bless the USA and What the World Needs Now. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 20, 2003 | Access Hollywood profiled Ruben and Clay | FD Recap | Access Hollywood | | |
| May 20, 2003 | Entertainment Tonight - Finale preview; interview at Wango Tango; Clay & Ruben's moms; Backstage at AI2 Finals | | | | |
| May 20, 2003 | Geoffrey Graybeal had been a friend of Clay(ton)'s back in middle school and high school. He wrote this lovely piece about watching the friend he knew grow into a newly famous performer throughout the American Idol process. | FD Recap | 2003 News | | |
| May 20, 2003 | The Final show - Competition - This Is The Night, Here There and Everywhere, and Bridge Over Troubled Water. | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 20, 2003 | WRAL Video - Clay Aiken Ready For His Big Night | FD Recap | WRAL News | | |
| May 21, 2003 | Rick Dees Interview | | Radio interviews | | Rick Dees |
| May 21, 2003 | The Final show - Results - Group Performances - One Voice (Kelly Clarkson and the finalists); guest judges' medley (finalists); Superstar, Somewhere over the Rainbow, /On the Wings of Love (Ruben, Kim Locke, Clay); Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Ruben & Clay) | FD Recap | American Idol | Singing Performances | |
| May 22, 2003 | Clay appeared on Good Day Live | FD Recap | Good Day Live | | |
| May 22, 2003 | Clay did an interview with Entertainment Tonight after the finale | FD Recap | Entertainment Tonight | | |
| May 22, 2003 | May 22/03: Ronnie Womack talked about his experience working with Clay (then known as 'Clayton') in his group 'Just By Chance'. The group appeared in numerous talent showcases in the Triangle area between 1998 and the early 2000s. | Fd Recap | 2003 News | | |
| May 22, 2003 | WRAL Videos - | | | | |
| May 23, 2003 | Clay and Ruben appeared on Larry King Live | FD Recap | CNN | | |
| May 23, 2003 | The Early Show | FD Recap | The Early Show | | |
| May 23, 2003 | U-Pick Live on Nickelodeon | FD Recap | Nickelodeon | | |
| May 26, 2003 | Clay and Ruben appeared on MTV's Total Request Live for a post finale interview | FD Recap | MTV | | |
| May 26, 2003 | Clay appeared with Ruben Studdard on the Today show. They sang a duet of God Bless the USA | FD Recap | The Today Show | Singing Performances | |
| May 26, 2003 | People Extra Special American Idol Edition | FD Recap | People | 2003 News | |
| May 26, 2003 | People Magazine: Their Untold Story | FD Recap | People | 2003 News | |
| May 27, 2003 | Z100 New York, Two Part Interview (pt. 2) | | Radio interviews | | Z100 part 2 |
| May 27, 2003 | Z100, NY Two Part Interview (pt. 1). | | Radio interviews | | Z100 pt. 1 |
| May 28, 2003 | Clay appeared on Good Morning America and sang This is the Night | FD Recap | Good Morning America | Singing Performances | |
| May 28, 2003 | Clay appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly. He sang Bridge over Troubled Water | FD Recap | Regis and Kelly | Singing Performances | |
| May 30, 2003 | Clay and Ruben did lots of promotion together after Idol | FD Recap | Photo Shoots and Promotional Advertising | | |
| June 1, 2003 | A local cartoonist used Clay in a cartoon about Carolina Hurricanes attendance | FD Recap | 2003 News | | |
| June 1, 2003 | Clay and Ruben went to see Frenchie in Rent on Broadway | FD Recap | Out and about list | | |
| June 1, 2003 | Zootopia - New York's Z100 concert. Clay sang God Bless the USA with Ruben and Bridge over Troubled Water as a solo | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| June 3, 2003 | Clay and Ruben appeared on Canada AM, the top morning show in the country | FD Recap | Canada AM | | |
| June 3, 2003 | Clay and Ruben appeared on CTV introduces Canadian Idol. They lead the group in singing Ain't no Stoppin us Now | FD Recap | Canadian Idol | Singing Performances | |
| June 6, 2003 | Z100: Clay was guest DJ | | Radio interviews | | Clay Aiken plays DJ on Z100 Reality Radio |
| June 9, 2003 | US Weekly Cover: Ruben vs. Clay: Did The Right Man Win?" | FD Recap | US Weekly | 2003 News | |
| June 10, 2003 | Clay appeared on the Oprah show with Ruben Studdard and Justin Guarini | FD Recap | Oprah | Singing Performances | |
| June 10, 2003 | Clay's first single This is the Night/Bridge over Troubled Water was released | FD Recap | Singles and EP's | Music Milestones | |
| June 12, 2003 | American Film Institute (AFI) Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Robert DeNiro | FD Recap | AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards | Award list | |
| June 28, 2003 | This is the Night enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #1 | FD Recap | Music Milestones | | |
| July 8, 2003 | AI2 Concert Tour - St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 9, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Chicago, IL, United Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 10, 2003 | Clay appears on the cover of the Rolling Stone | FD Recap | Rolling Stone | 2003 News | |
| July 11, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 12, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Indianapolis, IN, Conseco Fieldhouse | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 13, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Cincinnati, OH, US Bank Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 15, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Pittsburgh, PA, Mellon Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 15, 2003 | Clay and Kim Locke appeared on Entertainment Tonight | FD Recap | Entertainment Tonight | | |
| July 15, 2003 | Clay appeared on Total Request Live Backstage - This is the Night video | FD Recap | MTV | | |
| July 16, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Wilkes-Barre, PA, First Union Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 16, 2003 | Clay appeared on Total Request Live to give a behind the scenes look at the AI2 tour | FD Recap | MTV | | |
| July 18, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Hartford, CT, Hartford Civic Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 19, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Buffalo, NY. HSBC Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 20, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Detroit, MI, Joe Louis Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 22, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Toronto, Ont, Canada, Air Canada Centre | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 22, 2003 | The AI2 group appeared on Canadian Idol and sang What the World Needs Now | FD Recap | Canadian Idol | Singing Performances | |
| July 23, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Cleveland, OH, CSU Convocation Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 23, 2003 | Clay and a few others from the tour group appeared on Canada AM | FD Recap | Canada AM | | |
| July 23, 2003 | Clay appeared on ETalk Daily with other members of the AI2 tour group. They showed outtakes from the Idol appearance where they sang What the World Needs Now | FD Recap | E Talk Daily | | |
| July 24, 2003 | Clay appeared on Off the Record with Kim Locke, Rickey Smith, and Kim Caldwell | FD Recap | Off The Record | | |
| July 25, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Worcester, MA, Worcester's Centrum Centre | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 26, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Worcester, MA, Worcester's Centrum Centre | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 27, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Philadelphia, PA, First Union Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 28, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Washington, DC, MCI Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 28, 2003 | Clay helped open a new branch of Wachovia Bank and opened the first account for BAF | FD Recap | Founding BAF | Events - Bubel Aiken Foundation | |
| July 28, 2003 | While the AI2 concert was in Toronto, Clay appeared on Canadian Idol to give advice to the wildcard contestants. | FD Recap | Canadian Idol | | |
| July 29, 2003 | American Film Institute (AFI) Project - Screens in the Classroom Press Conference | FD Recap | American Film Institute | Other Charities, Committees and Foundations | |
| July 30, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airlines Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 30, 2003 | Clay appeared on The View with Ruben Studdard, sang This is the Night | FD Recap | The View | Singing Performances | |
| July 31, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Uniondale, NY, Nassau Coliseum | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| July 31, 2003 | Promotion for the AI2 Tour | FD Recap | Photo Shoots and Promotional Advertising | | |
| August 1, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Uniondale, NY, Nassau Coliseum | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 2, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Providence, RI, Dunkin Donuts Ctr | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 4, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Albany, NY, Pepsi Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 5, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Richmond, VA, Richmond Coliseum | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 6, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Raleigh, NC, RBC Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 6, 2003 | Clay and Diane Bubel participated in a press conference to announce the formation of the Bubel Aiken Foundation | FD Recap | Founding BAF | Events - Bubel Aiken Foundation | |
| August 8, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Coliseum | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 8, 2003 | While Clay was on the AI2 tour in Charlotte, NC, Mayor McCrory declared this day Clay Aiken Day | FD Recap | Out and about list | | |
| August 9, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 10, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Orlando, FL,TD Waterhouse Centre | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 11, 2003 | Clay participated in a talent show at Camp Timberlake singing This is the Night | FD Recap | Out and about list | | |
| August 12, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Office Depot Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 13, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Tampa, FL, St. Pete Times Forum | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 13, 2003 | CNN Headline News: Idol on the Road Behind the Scenes | FD Recap | CNN | | |
| August 15, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Birmingham, AL, BJCC Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 16, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Memphis, TN, Pyramid Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 17, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - St. Louis, MO, Savvis Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 19, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 19, 2003 | Clay congratulated the American Juniors | FD Recap | Other American Idol appearances | | |
| August 20, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Houston, TX, Compaq Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 21, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Oklahoma City, OK, Ford Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 23, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Salt Lake City, UT, Delta Center | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 23, 2003 | New Idea Magazine cover story | FD Recap | New Idea Magazine | 2003 News | |
| August 24, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Boise, ID, The Pavilion at BSU | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 26, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Seattle, WA, Key Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 27, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Portland, OR, Rose Garden | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 27, 2003 | Entertainment Weekly cover story | FD Recap | Entertainment Weekly | 2003 News | |
| August 28, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Sacramento, CA, Arco Arena | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 30, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion at San Jose | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| August 31, 2003 | American Idol 2 Tour - Anaheim, CA, Arrowhead Pond | FD Recap | 2003 American Idol 2 Tour | Singing Performances | |
| September 1, 2003 | MDA Labor Day Telethon | FD Recap | Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon | Singing Performances | |
| September 4, 2003 | Clay appeared on MTV's Total Request Live. He visited Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. The choir class was working on a song by U2 called MLK | FD Recap | MTV | Singing Performances | |
| September 15, 2003 | On 9/15/03 Clay and Ruben appeared in US Weekly with a photo essay about the AI tour. Clay was featured prominently. | FD Recap | US Weekly Magazine | | |
| September 15, 2003 | US Weekly Magazine Photo Essay about the AI2 Tour | FD Recap | US Weekly | 2003 News | |
| September 20, 2003 | Clay performed at the Miss America Pageant. He sang This is the Night | FD Recap | Miss America Pageant | Singing Performances | |
| September 24, 2003 | Clay performed at a benefit for the American Australian Association | FD Recap | American Australian Association | Singing Performances | |
| September 25, 2003 | Clay and Ruben appeared at Ford Motor Company Day in Detroit, MI. This was a company only event. | FD Recap | Professional/Career Events | Singing Performances | |
| September 30, 2003 | Promotion for Measure of a Man | FD Recap | Photo Shoots and Promotional Advertising | | |
| October 1, 2003 | Clay was featured in Elle Magazine. The article was written by Allison Glock who later helped him pen his book, Learning to Sing | FD Recap | Elle | 2003 News | |
| October 4, 2003 | Clay appeared on Let's Just Play, a Nickelodeon TV Special. He performed Invisible and I will Carry You | FD Recap | Nickelodeon | Singing Performances | |
| October 7, 2003 | Clay's song This is the Night appeared on a compilation CD called Totally Hits 2003 | FD Recap | Compilations and Duets | Music Milestones | |
| October 9, 2003 | Clay appeared on Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer | FD Recap | Primetime Live | Singing Performances | |
| October 10, 2003 | Access Hollywood had an interview with Clay where he indicated a fondness for Miss Oklahoma | FD Recap | Access Hollywood | | |
| October 11, 2003 | Entertainment Tonight had a special about Clay's Video Shoot for Invisible | FD Recap | Entertainment Tonight | | |
| October 13, 2003 | Clay appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He performed Invisible and had a short interview with Jay. | FD Recap | The Tonight Show | Singing Performances | |
| October 13, 2003 | Time Magazine had a feature article about Clay called Building a Better Pop Star | FD Recap | Time | 2003 News | |
| October 14, 2003 | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics was released. Clay's The First Noel and Silver Bells, a duet with Kimberley Locke, are included on the CD. | FD Recap | Compilations and Duets | Music Milestones | |
| October 14, 2003 | Clay appeared on MTV's Total Request Live to promote his CD. He played with clay-doh. | FD Recap | MTV | | |
| October 14, 2003 | Clay's first full length CD, Measure of a Man was released | FD Recap | Albums | Music Milestones | |
| October 14, 2003 | Clay was interviewed by Jojo at KIIS FM in Los Angeles | FD Recap | Radio interviews | | |
| October 15, 2003 | Clay appeared on Good Morning America and sang Invisible and The Way. He also taped The First Noel which was used for their Christmas special | FD Recap | Good Morning America | Singing Performances | |
| October 16, 2003 | Clay and his band recorded three songs and an interview for AOL Sessions. Invisible and the interview appeared on 10/24/03 and I Will Carry you and Measure of a Man appeared 1/15/04 | FD Recap | Videos and Webisodes | Photo Shoots and Promotional Advertising | |
| October 17, 2003 | Clay appeared on The Early Show . He sang Invisible and I Will Carry You. | FD Recap | The Early Show | Singing Performances | |
| October 17, 2003 | Clay appeared on The View and sang Invisible. Meredith smelled Clay to see if he smelled like fresh laundry at the request of a fan. | FD Recap | The View | Singing Performances | |
| October 18, 2003 | Clay sang the National Anthem for the opening game of the 2003 World Series | FD Recap | World Series | Singing Performances | |
| October 20, 2003 | People magazine included a feature story about Clay titled Feat of Clay | FD Recap | People | 2003 News | |
| October 21, 2003 | An online interview with Clay by PBS Kids called It's My Life was found online. This is Pt. 1 | FD Recap | 2003 News | PBS Kids It's My Life | |
| October 21, 2003 | An online interview with Clay by PBS Kids called It's My Life was found online. This is Pt. 2. | FD Recap | 2003 News | PBS Kids It's My Life | |
| October 22, 2003 | Clay appeared on Good Morning America. Clive Davis presented him with a double platinum award. | FD Recap | Good Morning America | | |
| October 22, 2003 | Clay read to a group of Harlem grade schoolers as part of Wachovia's Reading First Program | FD Recap | Reading First Program | Other Charities, Committees and Foundations | |
| October 22, 2003 | Clay was interviewed by MTV's Total Request Live about his first week sales of Measure of a Man | FD Recap | MTV | | |
| October 24, 2003 | Clay and his band recorded three songs on 10/16/03 and an interview for AOL Sessions. Invisible and the interview appeared on 10/24/03 and I Will Carry you and Measure of a Man appeared 1/15/04 | FD Recap | Videos and Webisodes | Photo Shoots and Promotional Advertising | |
| October 25, 2003 | Billboard Magazine did an interview about Clay's album, Measure of a Man. | FD Recap | Billboard Magazine | 2003 News | |
| October 28, 2003 | Clay and Kim Locke dropped by the Wayne Brady Show. | FD Recap | The Wayne Brady Show | | |
| November 1, 2003 | Blender Magazine - Invisible no.1 | FD Recap | Blender | 2003 News | |
| November 1, 2003 | Clay drops by Billboard Magazine to chat about his debut disc, Measure of a Man | FD Recap | Billboard Magazine | 2003 News | |
| November 1, 2003 | Measure of a Man entered the Billboard 200 chart at #1 | FD Recap | Music Milestones | | |
| November 3, 2003 | Clay appeared in Cosmo Girl | FD Recap | Cosmo Girl | 2003 News | |
| November 3, 2003 | Clay appeared in Lime Magazine: Clay's Okay | FD Recap | Lime | 2003 News | |
| November 6, 2003 | Clay appeared on The Ellen Show and performed Invisible | FD Recap | The Ellen Show | Singing Performances | |
| November 13, 2003 | Clay appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Jimmy's girlfriend Sarah Silverman and Clay videotaped a segment as a joke. | FD Recap | Jimmy Kimmel Live | | |
| November 16, 2003 | Clay appeared on The American Music Awards. He sang Invisible and did a duet with Ruben called Jesus is Love. He won the fan choice award that night. | FD Recap | American Music Awards | Singing Performances | |
| November 20, 2003 | Clay helped out at the McDonald's World Children's Day. | FD Recap | Ronald McDonald House Charities | Singing Performances | |
| November 22, 2003 | Clay was the Grand Marshal of the annual Raleigh Christmas parade. | FD Recap | Raleigh Christmas Parade | Out and about list | |
| November 22, 2003 | TV Guide issued three covers this week. One with Clay and his puppy Raleigh, one with Ruben and a cable edition with both Ruben and Clay. | FD Recap | TV Guide | 2003 News | |
| November 24, 2003 | Clay appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. He performed Invisible. | FD Recap | The Late Show with David Letterman | Singing Performances | |
| November 25, 2003 | Clay appeared on a TV special called, An American Idol Christmas. He served as host and performed Don't Save it All for Christmas Day and a duet with Kim Locke, White Christmas. | FD Recap | Other American Idol appearances | Singing Performances | |
| November 25, 2003 | Clay appeared on MTV's Total Request Live and performed Invisible | FD Recap | MTV | Singing Performances | |
| November 27, 2003 | Clay rode the Hershey's float and sang Silver Bells in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. | FD Recap | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Singing Performances | |
| November 27, 2003 | The Today Show had a short interview with Ruben and Clay before the Thanksgiving Day Parade | Fd Recap | The Today Show | | |
| November 28, 2003 | Clay appeared on Nick at Nite's Holiday Special on Nickelodeon. Thanks to some cool special effects, he was joined by Bing Crosby singing Little Drummer Boy. | FD Recap | Nickelodeon | Singing Performances | |
| December 1, 2003 | J14 magazine included him in the 14 hottest stars | FD Recap | J14 | 2003 News | |
| December 1, 2003 | People magazine profiled Clay in the Sexiest Man Alive feature | FD Recap | People | 2003 News | |
| December 1, 2003 | Popstar had a feature story about Clay with a pull out poster | FD Recap | Popstar! Magazine | 2003 News | |
| December 1, 2003 | Teen People featured Clay on the cover and in a large feature article. | FD Recap | Teen People | 2003 News | |
| December 1, 2003 | TV Guide included the Ruben/Clay showdown in their best of 2003 | FD Recap | TV Guide | 2003 News | |
| December 1, 2003 | Vanity Fair included the American Idol show in their best of 2003 feature. Clay, Ruben and the judges were featured. | FD Recap | Vanity Fair | 2003 News | |
| December 3, 2003 | Clay and Ruben were named #2 on a list of the Top 10 2003 Entertainers of the Year by Entertainment Weekly magazine. | FD Recap | Entertainment Weekly | 2003 News | |
| December 7, 2003 | Clay appeared at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA for the Kiss 106 Jingle Bell Bash. | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| December 7, 2003 | Clay co-hosted YTV's Hitlist. YTV is a Canadian Youth TV Show with counts down the top 20 most requested videos. | FD Recap | YTV | | |
| December 9, 2003 | A&E Biography listed Clay and Ruben in their Top 10 Year in Review. They were #10 | FD Recap | A&E Network | | |
| December 10, 2003 | Clay appeared on the 2003 Billboard Awards Show. He opened the show with Ryan Seacrest and performed Invisible. He won the award for best selling single of the year, This is the Night. | FD Recap | Billboard Awards | Singing Performances | |
| December 12, 2003 | Clay performed at the Indianapolis Indiana Pepsi Coliseum for the Radio Now 93.1 Santa Slam 2K3. | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| December 13, 2003 | Clay appeared at the Tabernacle in Atlanta Georgia for the Q100 Frosty the Snowman Radio Concert. | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| December 14, 2003 | A Saturday Night Live skit featured an obsessed fan of Clay. | FD Recap | Saturday Night Live | | |
| December 14, 2003 | Clay appeared in Miami, FL at the Office Depot Center for the Y100 Jingle Ball. | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| December 14, 2003 | Clips from a Kevin Hees Photoshoot appeared on a variety of programs including Entertainment Tonight, A&E Biography, and CNN's People in the News | FD Recap | Photo Shoots and Promotional Advertising | | |
| December 15, 2003 | Clay appeared in Lowell, MA at the KISS 108 Jingleball. | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| December 16, 2003 | Clay appeared at the Palace Theatre in Cleveland, OH for the 95.6 KISSmas Koncert 4. | FD Recap | 2003 and 2004 Radio Sponsored Tours | Singing Performances | |
| December 16, 2003 | National League of Junior Cotillion 'Best Mannered Award for 2003 | FD Recap | Award list | | |
| December 19, 2003 | Bravo aired a special called Entertainers of the Year based on Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Entertainers. Clay and Ruben were #2 on the list. | FD Recap | Bravo Network | | |
| December 19, 2003 | Dateline covered Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Entertainers of 2003. Ruben and Clay were #2 on the list. | FD Recap | Dateline NBC | | |
| December 20, 2003 | Clay received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte | FD Recap | Out and about list | UNCC Graduation | |
| December 21, 2003 | Clay, The Bubel Aiken foundation and the Hurrricane's Kids N Community had a "Skate with Clay" day. | FD Recap | Skate with Clay and Hurricane's Kids N Community Foundation | Events - Bubel Aiken Foundation | |
| December 22, 2003 | Clay appeared at the local Crabtree mall for WRAL's Welcome Home celebration. He brought Raleigh with him and showed her off to the crowd. | FD Recap | Skate with Clay and Hurricane's Kids N Community Foundation | Events - Bubel Aiken Foundation | |
| December 22, 2003 | The Carolina Hurricanes and the Bubel Aiken Foundation held a fundraiser. Clay sang the National Anthem, I Will Carry You, Don't Save it All for Christmas Day, The Way and Invisible | FD Recap | Skate with Clay and Hurricane's Kids N Community Foundation | Singing Performances | |
| December 25, 2003 | Clay appeared on the Very Merry Christmas Parade in Walt Disney World. He opened the show with a performance of Santa Claus is Coming to Town and led the grand finale with Joy to the World and We Wish You a Merry Christmas | FD Recap | Disney's Very Merry Christmas Parade | Singing Performances | |
| December 25, 2003 | Clay's The First Noel was part of Good Morning America's Christmas Day special. This was filmed on 10/15/03. | FD Recap | Good Morning America | Singing Performances | |
| December 31, 2003 | Clay was part of the MTV's New Year's Eve celebration. He performed The Way and Invisible | FD Recap | MTV | Singing Performances | |
| December 31, 2003 | Fountaindawg made a Moments in Time collage for 2003 | FD Recap | "Year at a glance" timelines | | |