Quotes by Casey Kasem

About Casey Kasem:

Kemal Amen was an American disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, voice actor, and actor, known for being the host of several music radio countdown programs, most notably American Top 40, from 1970 until his retirement in 2009, and for providing the voice of "Shaggy" Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise from 1969 to 1997, and again from 2002 until 2009.
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It's been amazing, the number of commercials that I've done, starting back in 1968. It must be 8,000.

Casey Kasem

'American Top 40' allowed me to be current without my having to force change to keep up with things. The new songs kept us up to date, so every show sounded fresh.

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The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show.

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I credit God with giving me the idea for 'Top 40.'

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My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer.

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For the most part, that message hasn't changed a lot over the years - love is still love, and heartbreak is still heartbreak.

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I love to keep busy. But I never forget it's the countdown that made it all possible.

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I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications. Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting.

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I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old and just beginning college. I did that for a couple of years.

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We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication.

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Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter.

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If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit.

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I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications.

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I was drafted and went to Korea where I had an opportunity to create a production team that did dramatic and comedy shows. I had also done a little disc jockeying.

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My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country.

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I had also done a little disc jockeying.

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Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.

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As you know, in the past several years, month after month, radio has increased its revenues - some of it even coming from Dot-Com advertisers. So, radio is a survivor.

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Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting.

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Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not.

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Author Bio

  • NameCasey Kasem
  • DescriptionAmerican radio personality, actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian
  • AliasesKemal Amin "Casey" Kasem; Kemal Amin Kasem
  • BornApril 27, 1932
  • DiedJune 15, 2014
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Producer; Voice Actor; Journalist; Radio Host