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  Radio Hall of Fame - Casey Kasem, Network Personality
Kasem’s radio career began as a young actor on The Lone Ranger during his student years at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Kasem has also frequently served as host of the annual Radio Hall of Fame awards broadcast.
Casey Kasem was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.
www.radiohof.org /discjockey/caseykasem.html   (227 words)

  
  Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem (born '''Kemal Amin Kasem''' on April 27 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American radio personality and voice actor.
Casey Kasem developed his rock-trivia persona from his work as a disc jockey in the early 1960s at KEWB in Oakland, California.
Kasem – a vegetarian who believed that Scooby-Doo and Shaggy were setting bad examples for children with their overeating habits – felt that it was no longer appropriate for the character, whom he wished also to be a vegetarian.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Casey_Kasem   (1029 words)

  
 Casey Kasem
Casey at the Mike aired evenings on WJBK-AM, where he played the top 40 hits of the day, a new format that was gaining in popularity across the country.
Kasem was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992, and has a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Casey Kasem reached for his star, captured it, and made the world a little bit better on the way.
www.detroitkidshow.com /Casey_Kasem.htm   (895 words)

  
 MDA / Quest Vol 7 No 4 / A TELETHON CELEBRATION - CASEY KASEM
Kasem believes that the portion of the program that people connect with on an emotional level is the long-distance dedication, which enables listeners to send out messages to faraway loved ones.
Kasem is married to actress Jean Kasem, known for her work on such series as andQUOT;Cheers.andQUOT; The couple has a daughter, Liberty.
Kasem was eager to help and happy to be associated with people like MDA National Chairman Jerry Lewis, Telethon Anchor Ed McMahon and amazing Telethon performers such as Sammy Davis Jr.
www.mdausa.org /publications/Quest/q74caseykasem.html   (1311 words)

  
 Casey Kasem Summary
Proof of Kasem's remarkable impact on radio and television is evident not only in his staying power at the edge of the twenty-first century but the numerous honors and awards he amassed.
Casey Kasem's legendary status was cemented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award, and induction into the Radio Hall of Fame.
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.
www.bookrags.com /Casey_Kasem   (1582 words)

  
 The Countdown Collector's Reference: Articles about Casey Kasem
Kasem's age during the interview was the way he moved down the halls of the radio station: his back was slightly stooped, his feet shuffled.
Kasem said he was leaving the show to "really go after the No. 1 radio format, and that's adult contemporary," though one cannot help feeling that he is being put out to pasture.
Kasem, who is of Lebanese ancestry, is an advocate of animal rights, environmental preservation and improvements in Arab-Jewish relations, in addition to being a committed vegan.
home.nc.rr.com /bestfamily/tccCaseyArticles.htm   (4129 words)

  
 ABC News: Person of the Week: Casey Kasem
Kasem's pioneering influence on radio is comparable to Dick Clark's on TV and pop music.
That format began somewhat by accident when Kasem was a DJ in Oakland, Calif., in 1962 and the station manager wanted him to change his format from improvised, wild-track comedy characters and sketches that were the staple on radio at the time.
Born Kemal Amin Kasem in Detroit to Lebanese immigrant parents, he originally wanted to be a baseball player and an actor.
abcnews.go.com /WNT/PersonOfWeek/story?id=131840&page=1   (374 words)

  
 Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem -- America's Top 10 (Ten) - 1992 - Part 3 FINAL - America's Top 10 (Ten) from 1992, Part 3.
Casey Kasem - Casey Kasem presents the TOP TEN numbers from 1...
Casey Kasem -- America's Top 10 (Ten) - 1992 - Part 4 FINAL - America's Top 10 (Ten), Part 4 from 1992.
www.listal.com /person/casey-kasem   (399 words)

  
 AMERICAN TOP 40 WITH CASEY KASEM (THE 1970'S)
For anyone who spent time listening to Casey Kasem’s countdown every weekend, here’s an opportunity to relive the music and stories of the 1970s.
His enthusiasm for Casey Kasem’s radio show carried over into a desire to document AT40 program information, the 1970s in particular.
In addition to Casey’s 1988 departure, the show’s 1995 demise, and its 1998 resurrection, there are many other significant milestones in its history, including the historic media merge in 1981 between ABC Radio Enterprises and Watermark.
www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail~PagePK~ca31dc34-28a5-46b8-9312-db9cf8178e3f~bookid~23092.aspx   (738 words)

  
 DJzone DJ Magazine Special
Casey's reach is broad, extending to millions of listeners on his radio line-up that also includes
Over the years, Casey has also worked as a character actor in films and TV shows, as well as countless voice-over commercials and Saturday morning cartoon shows like the long running "Scooby Doo." He has three children by a former marriage, Kerri, Michael and Julie.
Casey explained back during a period in the 80s there was a time is was hard to find a good slow song due to the domination of rock on the charts and he had told his writers not to schedule a rock song before or after his dedications.
www.djzone.net /pg/0103/sp04006.shtml   (698 words)

  
 Casey Kasem - AskTheBrain.com
The original Shaggy was voiced by radio personality Casey Kasem, and the name of the show came up when a writer heard Frank Sinatra riff "scooby-doobie-doo" on the "Strangers in the Night" song.
Casey Kasem reminds us of great Arab Americans and many accomplishments right here by Arab people and how they are thanked for it with hatred.
Casey Kasem and the Arab American Institute Foundation publish an illustrated brochure on famous Arab Americans click here to see it.
www.askthebrain.com /casey_kasem-.html   (329 words)

  
 Casey Kasem Photos - Casey Kasem News - Casey Kasem Information
Casey Kasem is one of the most famous actors ever.
Casey has been in many cartoon shows but he is most famous for being the voice of Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers in the Scooby-Doo shows.
Casey is a strict vegetarian and suggested to the creators of Scooby Doo that Shaggy should be one too.
www.tv.com /casey-kasem/person/8114/summary.html   (547 words)

  
 Casey Kasem - NBHF
Currently he can be heard on "Casey's Top 40 with Casey Kasem," "Casey's Countdown," "Casey's Hot 20" and his five minute program, "Casey's Biggest Hits." His trademark trivia teasers -- which he developed in 1954 -- are now a familiar part of "American Top 40" and are a standard in the radio industry.
Young Kemal Amen Kasem, the son of Lebanese Druze parents, dreamed of becoming a baseball player but instead wound up a high school sports announcer.
He and his wife, actress Jean Kasem, maintain a high profile on the charity circuit, and are spokespersons for anti-smoking, anti-discrimination, anti-alcohol abuse and drunk driving, vegetarianism, and much more.
www.infoage.org /NBHF-CaseyKasem.html   (348 words)

  
 Quotations Book: Author - Kasem, Casey
Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American radio personality and voice actor of Druze Lebanese extraction.
He has been married to actress/singer Jean Kasem since 1980 and they have one child together, daughter Liberty Kasem.
He had three children with his first wife, Linda Myers Kasem (to whom he was married from 1969 to 1979).
www.quotationsbook.com /authors/3933/Casey_Kasem   (94 words)

  
 Love 96.1 Plays Long Island's Best Mix!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Casey Kasem's friendly, 'cracking' voice style has taken him to the top of his profession.
Casey was honored with the first "Radio Icon" award at the Radio Music Awards in 2003.
Besides being one of the busiest performers, Casey is also involved in many social and humanitarian causes, from vegetarianism and anti-smoking campaigns to anti-discrimination projects and more.
www.love961.com /jocks/caseykasem.asp   (447 words)

  
 Casey Kasem   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Casey Kasem is known to millions of fans around the world for his musical countdowns.
He now celebrates three decades of counting down the hits on radio as host of "American Top 40 With Casey Kasem." He can also be heard on adult contemporary stations with "American Top 20" and on his daily, five-minute show, "America's Top Hits With Casey Kasem.
Casey is also involved in many social and humanitarian causes as well.
www.famousveggie.com /kasemc.cfm   (106 words)

  
 MDA / Quest Vol 7 No 4 / A TELETHON CELEBRATION - CASEY KASEM
Kasem believes that the portion of the program that people connect with on an emotional level is the long-distance dedication, which enables listeners to send out messages to faraway loved ones.
Kasem is married to actress Jean Kasem, known for her work on such series as andQUOT;Cheers.andQUOT; The couple has a daughter, Liberty.
Kasem was eager to help and happy to be associated with people like MDA National Chairman Jerry Lewis, Telethon Anchor Ed McMahon and amazing Telethon performers such as Sammy Davis Jr.
www.mda.org /publications/Quest/q74caseykasem.html   (1284 words)

  
 IAH211C Arab American Knowledge Center - Casey Kasem
Young Kemal Amen Kasem (his real name), the son of Lebanese Druze parents, dreamed of becoming a baseball player but instead wound up a high school sports announcer.
Casey Kasem was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.
During an interview with Carl Marcuuci in 2002, Casey Kasem said, “The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952.
www.msu.edu /course/iah/211c/hassoun/content/kasem.html   (844 words)

  
 Casey Kasem at AllExperts
Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Lebanese-American radio personality and voice actor.
Kasem has also done many TV commercial voiceovers for companies and products like A&P, Chevron, Ford, Red Lobster, Raid, Hoover vacuum cleaners, Joy dish soap, Heinz Ketchup, Sears, Prestone, Continental airlines, The California Raisin Advisory Board, The National Cancer Institute, and 1976-1988 promos for the NBC television network.
Kasem has been married to actress/singer Jean Kasem since 1980 and they have one child together, daughter Liberty Kasem.
en.allexperts.com /e/c/ca/casey_kasem.htm   (1125 words)

  
 Casey Kasem Biography at Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kasem used these bits of information in his next broadcast as lead-ins to the songs he was about to play.
Kasem continued to expand his radio program over the years and eventually become an American icon.
Ironically, Kasem introduced music videos before MTV was ever on the air when he began hosting “America’s Top Ten” (NBC, 1980-92), a weekly series highlighting the current top ten singles on the Billboard charts.
www.hollywood.com /celebritydetail/Casey_Kasem/1118011   (767 words)

  
 Casey Kasem To Receive NARM Presidential Award
Kasem will also emcee the Awards Banquet, announcing and presenting the Merchandiser and Supplier Of The Year Awards.
      Kasem’s is the friendly voice of the biggest weekly countdown show: American Top 40 With Casey Kasem, which is currently on the Premiere Radio Networks.
Kasem has helped unite Arabs, Jews and others to discuss conflict resolution, and for his work received the 1989 Martin Luther King Drum Major Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the NAACP’s 1990 Image Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award.
www.narm.com /news/Press%20Releases/Jan_2001/kasem.htm   (308 words)

  
 Casey Kasem - AOL Music
Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan of Palestinian/Lebanese heritage) is an American radio personality and voice...
The #1 song on Casey Kasem's final AT40 show in January 2004 was "Hey Ya" by Outkast...
Download, listen and watch Casey Kasem music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/casey-kasem/178299/main   (125 words)

  
 Casey Kasem VHS Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Casey Kasem set the standard for radio countdowns with his weekly American Top 40 show.
Casey Kasem: Rock N' Roll Goldmine: British Invasion
Casey Kasem: Rock N' Roll Goldmine: San Francisco Sound Die
www.fattvideos.com /vhs-video-by/35246/CASEY_KASEM   (150 words)

  
 Casey Kasem News
It was Detroit night across the nation early Tuesday morning when Detroit natives George Noory -- the host of 'Coast-to-Coast-AM' and Casey Kasem, the king of the music countdown shows -- got together for the...
Legendary DJ and radio personality Casey Kasem will release a new CD featuring 20 of the most popular songs from his signature radio feature The Long Distance Dedications on January 23.
This item ran on the Joel on Software homepage on Thursday, November 09, 2006 Every Sunday morning when I was 12, I would listen to Casey Kasem on KQEO and write down a list of any new or upcoming songs.
www.topix.net /who/casey-kasem   (414 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine Boxed Set: DVD: Casey Kasem,Elvis Presley,The Yardbirds,Jimi ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Calling it a "goldmine" is a stretch, but there are certainly some gems to be found among the five discs contained in host Casey Kasem's celebration of the popular-music explosion of the 1960s (the five programs themselves were compiled in 1987).
As for Kasem, well, he's always been a bit on the square, smarmy side, but while he often fails to mention the date or origin of a particular clip, he does supply some context, social, musical, and political.
Casey Kasem set the standard for radio countdowns with his weekly American Top 40 show.
www.amazon.com /Casey-Kasems-Rock-Goldmine-Boxed/dp/B0001I54NO   (1731 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Scooby-Doo and Casey Kasem, too   (Site not responding. Last check: )
That's the story from longtime American Top 40 radio host Casey Kasem, who was the voice of Scooby's hippie pal Shaggy in the original cartoon.
Scooby-Doo's personality came from Hope's movie persona, in which he played the coward for laughs before ending up the reluctant hero, Kasem says.
The dog's original name was going to be Too Much, a phrase popular with kids when the series began in 1969.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/2002-07-26-scoob.htm   (227 words)

  
 REELRADIO - The Pete Battistini Collection!
Long regarded as an expert of Casey Kasem's American Top 40 radio program, Pete Battistini was born in Gary, Indiana in 1955.
Pete's book, "American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1970's)" provides highlights and summaries of nearly 500 AT40 programs from the 1970s, along with a highly-detailed list of all subscribing AT40 radio stations.
Casey Kasem, AT40, WCFL October 28 1972 (01:02:32)
www.reelradio.com /peba   (1740 words)

  
 KOOL 105 | Mile High Hits of the 60s and 70s - Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem is one of the most well-known American radio personalities and voice actors.
He currently hosts two weekly syndicated radio programs, American Top 20 with Casey Kasem and American Top 10 with Casey Kasem.
American Top 20 is a countdown of the Top 20 Hot Adult Contemporary hits of the week that also includes 3 Extras, 12 Big Hits from the Past, and the weekly Long Distance Dedication.
www.kool105.com /pages/393794.php   (168 words)

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