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	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Between 1989-1998, he was the host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown.
		Kasem is best known by name as a music historian and disc jockey, most notably as host of the weekly American Top 40 radio program from 1970 to 1988, and again from March 1998 until January 10, 2004, when Ryan Seacrest succeeded him.
		From January 1989 to March 1998 when he was not at the helm of American Top 40, he was host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown syndicated out of the Westwood One Radio Networks.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Casey_Kasem (1182 words)

	WATERMARK ON THE WEB: AMERICAN TOP 40 - Special Countdowns
		Top 40 songs of this 7 year span whether Beatles songs or not - not to be confused with the Top 40 Beatles songs countdown that was in 1981.
		"Top 40 Songs From the Movies" - Broadcast the weekend of 1st of April 1978, this countdown was on the top hits that originated from movies from 1960-1978.
		Top 40 American acts of the 80s who were the biggest outside the United States.
	members.tripod.com /~LeeMichaelWithers/at40special.htm (2097 words)

	WATERMARK ON THE WEB: AMERICAN TOP 40
		With that small article began the institution that is "American Top 40." As much a part of the 70s, 80s and 90s as any television program, many people grew up listening to at least part of a show once in their lives.
		An interesting sidenote in the history of American Top 40 was the publication of the "Casey Kasem's American Top 40 Yearbook" for 1978 in early 1979.
		His "Casey's Top 40" show was one of the few bright spots in the doldrums of CHR radio at the time.
	leemichaelwithers.tripod.com /americantop40.htm (3869 words)

	AT40 History - American Top 40 with Casey and Shadoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The concept of playing the 40 most popular songs from a national chart was a new one, and no one was sure of the success of the show at the time.
		At the end of March 1998, "American Top 40" was revived by AMFM networks, and the show was again hosted by Casey Kasem.
		The 2nd half of the top 100 hits of 1985 was played on several stations, especially stations with a 1980's lean.
	my.core.com /~eswain/at40/athist.html (1298 words)

	American Top 40 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Top 40 was briefly cancelled in the USA in July 1994, when then owner ABC withdrew the show and acquired the rights to rival Rick Dees Weekly Top 40.
		American Top 40 was revived on March 28, 1998 when original host Casey Kasem pitched the idea to his network Westwood One to rename "Casey's Top 40" as "American Top 40", after getting the rights to the name from ABC, after Shadoe's AT40 was off the air for about four years.
		The resurrected American Top 40 kept the Radio and Records CHR/Pop chart previously used for "Casey's Top 40" and was used as the basis for the show for the majority of this period.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Top_40 (3150 words)

	American Whitewater - Top 40 Issue 22: Chelan River, Washington
		A 40 foot high dam constructed at the end of Chelan Lake diverts outflows into a 2.2 mile penstock around the Chelan Gorge to the powerhouse.
		American Whitewater worked through the liability issues associated with the study phase.
		American Whitewater is working to convince the Chelan PUD that boaters will regulate themselves based on skill level.
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	Mar13.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If all goes according to plan, American Top 40 will be on the air by the end of the month.
		Or programs, as "American Top 40" is an umbrella for three different shows: American Top 40 for top-40 stations, American Top 20 for "Adult Contemporary" stations, and America's Top Hits for either, to be run as a special feature.
		American Top 40 has not been heard since ABC Radio Networks stopped production of the program in 1994.
	members.cox.net /rwagoner/columns/1998/mar13.html (419 words)

	Happy Birthday, American Top 40 - CBS News
		It wasn't always smooth sailing: American Top 40 was carried by just seven radio stations that first weekend, and the early programs were a learning process for Kasem and the producers.
		American Top 40 went off the air for three years in the 90s (1995-98), and Kasem was replaced for a few years in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Shadoe Stevens, but Kasem says the show now is stronger than ever.
		"American Top 40 is an American radio institution," said Rob Durkee, author of American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/07/04/entertainment/main212009.shtml (659 words)

	American Top 40 Collection
		Casey Kasem - American Top 40 - Top 80 of 1970
		Casey Kasem - American Top 40 - Top 40 of 1971
		Casey Kasem - American Top 40 - Top 80 of 1972
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	AT 40
		AMERICAN TOP 40 LIVE, a new special recognizing the hottest solo artists, groups and songs in pop music based on the year's leading performers on the "American Top 40" radio countdown show, will air live from Los Angeles Sunday, April 24 (8:00-10:00 PM ET Live/PT Tape-Delayed) on FOX.
		The national radio audience will have the chance to see their favorite “American Top 40” artists in action with performances and interviews.
		AMERICAN TOP 40 LIVE will be executive-produced by Ryan Seacrest, Ryan Seacrest Productions.
	www.at40.com /article/389/index.html (151 words)

	Top Forty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.
		Top 40 (radio format), a radio format based on playing the top 40 popular songs of the week (may or may not be based on Billboard's chart), also known as "contemporary hit radio."
		American Top 40, a weekly syndicated radio show originally hosted by Casey Kasem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Top_40 (221 words)

	RYAN SEACREST - OFFICIAL SITE
		With "American Idol," his radio shows On Air with Ryan Seacrest and American Top 40, as well as his many specials and award shows throughout the year, he is able to reach millions of American eyes and ears.
		American Top 40 is an institution in the radio world, and with Seacrest taking the reigns; it is broadcast on more stations in larger markets than ever before.
		He received a lot of feedback and attention for wearing shirts by his own design on “American Idol.” The response was so immense, that it was a natural progression for him to expand and develop a clothing line so that the masses could experience his cool, relaxed, and stylish fashion sense.
	www.ryanseacrest.com /bio.html (629 words)

	AMERICAN TOP 40 WITH CASEY KASEM (THE 1970'S)
		American Top 40 - the legendary weekly hit parade of contemporary music - was launched as Los Angeles renown disk jockey Casey Kasem counted down the USA’s biggest and best-selling records using the Top 40 from
		American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century.
		American Top 40 was a weekly habit of listening pleasure.
	www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail~PagePK~ca31dc34-28a5-46b8-9312-db9cf8178e3f~bookid~23092.aspx (738 words)

	LidRock - "How Top 40 Radio Works" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If you grew up listening to Casey Kasem's American Top 40, keeping your own list of the top songs and digging the behind-the-scenes tidbits of information Casey gave during the show, you're not alone.
		The syndicated American Top 40 radio show was one of the most successful in the history of pop music.
		Those chosen 40 songs that fall at the top of the Hot 100 chart -- and sometimes stay there for a while -- are compiled by Billboard Magazine and are based on some pretty amazing research.
	lidrock.howstuffworks.com /top-40.htm (213 words)

	Springsteen American Top 32, by Warren Brake
		These are the top 32 songs written or recorded by Springsteen from a computer ranking of all of Springsteen's appearances on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 Singles chart from September 1975 to May 1994.
		Finally, ties are broken based on the number of weeks at number one, weeks in the top 10, weeks in the top 40, or weeks on the Hot 100.
		Bruce hit the top 40 with 17 songs and has had his songs hit the top 40 ten more times when covered by other artists.
	members.atlantic.net /~suzy/bruce/ATF.Bruce.html (3081 words)

	Features @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
		During the mid-1980s, rap moved from the fringes of hip-hop culture to the mainstream of the American music industry as white musicians began to embrace the new style.
		Proclaiming the importance of rap in fl American culture, Public Enemy's lead singer, Chuck D., referred to it as the African American CNN (Cable News Network).
		As hip-hop/rap became increasingly part of the American mainstream in the 1990s, political rap became less prominent while gangsta rap, as epitomized by the Geto Boys, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, grew in popularity.
	top40-charts.com /features/top100_greatest_hiphop1.php (1142 words)

	Casey Kasem's American Top 40 comes to XM - Orbitcast.com
		Casey Kasem's American Top 40 comes to XM XM Satellite Radio is celebrating Casey Kasem's American Top 40 coming to The 70s on 7 and The 80s on 8 with a marathon weekend.
		When I signed up for XM several years ago, American Top 40 with Casey Kasem was on the air.
		Moreso, 'Top 40' adds a bit more flavor to the usual fare, instead of just being 'souless' iPod-shuffle-type stations, as you claim.
	orbitcast.com /archives/casey-kasems-american-top-40-comes-to-xm.html (1367 words)

	American Top 40 with Casey and Shadoe - Intro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		If you're a fan of classic AT40, you need to get "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970s)" by Pete Battistini.
		This site last updated September 17, 2006 This is a non-profit site, designed to educate those who have an interest in the radio show "American Top 40".
		Original artwork at the very top of this page is copyright 2001 by Meowycats.
	my.core.com /9E/DB/eswain/at40 (299 words)

	brooklynvegan: The Top 40 American Bands \| 2005
		A whole bunch of bloggers were asked to list "the top 10 bands in America today." 114 "bands" were nominated.
		I define "top" to be more than a band who put out an album I like a lot (didn't nominate The Mountain Goats or The Hold Steady).
		Posted by: Matt at November 16, 2005 01:04 PM Seriously, I thought the list was "The Top 40 American Bands", not "The Top 40" American Bands.
	www.brooklynvegan.com /archives/2005/11/the_top_40_amer.html (788 words)

	REELRADIO: 30th Anniversary: Casey Kasem American Top 40: Greatest Disappearing Acts
		Millions of listeners in over two hundred cities throughout the United States and around the world will be brought up to date by American Top 40's third anniversary special presentation.
		Six months of detective work by American Top 40 researchers have turned up 40 fascinating stories on what happened to 40 now-faded rock stars of the 50s and 60s, and whether they succeeded, or failed, in making their transition back to the real world."
		A few of those specials included "The Top 40 Artists from 1967-1972," "The Most Extraordinary British Hits of the Rock Era," and "The All-Time Christmas Countdown." These programs were used as marketing tools to make the show more attractive to subscribing (and prospective) radio stations, advertisers and listeners.
	www.reelradio.com /gifts/at40_070773.html (574 words)

	CNN.com - Seacrest to replace Kasem on 'AT40' - Dec. 11, 2003
		Seacrest, 28, counts down the top songs in the country starting January 10, according to syndicator Premiere Radio Networks.
		Kasem has been the primary voice of "American Top 40" since 1970, best known for his long-distance dedications and relating the stories behind the songs.
		The veteran broadcaster, a member of the National Association of Broadcaster's Radio Hall of Fame, signed a new long-term contract with Premiere to continue hosting "American Top 20" for adult contemporary stations around the country.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/11/ple.seacrest.ap/index.html (261 words)

	American Top 40 During the 1990s and 2000s
		American Top 40 During the 1990s and 2000s
		American Top 40 is not heard from again until 1998
		AT40 specials include "Top 40 of the 1990s" and a special covering music from the entire rock era.
	www.geocities.com /beanerbaby05/at40/at40_1990s.html (382 words)

	'Primetime' Indulges Its 'Idol' Curiosity
		A measly 4 million viewers tuned in to watch the Seacrest-hosted and executive-produced "American Top 40 Live" from 8 to 10 p.m.
		The special was based on Premiere Radio Networks' nationally syndicated "American Top 40" radio countdown show, which, in one of those incredible coincidences, is also hosted and executive-produced by Ryan Seacrest.
		"American Top 40 Live" had aired just four days after Fox devoted a good chunk of its "American Idol" results show to fawning over that show's host, who in yet another of those incredible coincidences just happens to be Ryan Seacrest, for getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/25/AR2005042501416.html?nav=pq (626 words)

	American Top 40 for February 9th - 15th, 2002
		American Top 40 for February 9th - 15th, 2002
		I am very disappointed to announce that my home station here in New York City has made the transition from American Top 40 to Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40.
		Come again next week when once again Casey Kasem and the entire American Top 40 crew will count down the forty biggest hits in the U.S.A. on "American Top 40." Till then, "keep your feet on the ground, keep reaching for the stars, and keep your dial tuned right where it is!"
	www.webspawner.com /users/americantop40 (636 words)

	RT40RR Golden Gift - WPIX-FM Casey Kasem American Top 40 July 4 1976
		This is a portion of the Bicentennial Special, which was also the sixth anniversary of the original syndication of American Top 40.
		American Top 40 was celebrating six years airtime on July 4, 1976, when the United States was celebrating the Big 200.
		As Rob Durkee notes in American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century, AT40 specials weren't exempt from goofs.
	www.reelradio.com /gifts/atf070476.html (341 words)

	GRIFFs RECORDS, used vinyl, 45's, ATF, soul, oldies, vintage, music, vinyl, 45's, 1950's, 1960's, music, pop, rock, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		As they become available, the following is a list of "American Top 40" with Casey Kasem, Shadoe Stevens, Rick Dees "Weekly Top 40", Dick Clark shows and other popular Radio Programs.
		Vinyl--Casey's Top 40 With Casey Kasem (6LP's): $17.00
		Vinyl--Casey's Top 40 With Casey Kasem (5LP's): $17.00
	mysite.verizon.net /vze6kkau/shows.htm (221 words)

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