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...July 4, Casey Kasem counted down the hits one last time. Thirty-nine years to the day after he premiered his American Top 40 program - playing the most popular songs, calling out listeners' long-distance dedications and paving the way for the American Top 20 and American Top 10 spin-offs - the velvet-throated DJ with the unmistakable voice has turned off his mike for good. "Hosting various versions of my countdown program has kept me extremely busy, and I loved every minute of it," Kasem, 77, said in a statement. "However, this decision will free up time I need...
...industry trends: he created American Top 40 in 1970 when the genre was said to be dying, and embraced corniness as Vietnam-era cynicism peaked. Through 2,000 cartoon episodes, 10,000 commercials and nearly four decades of radio hits, he has maintained his signature earnest style. "I'm Casey Kasem," he crooned July 4. "Now, one more time, the words I've ended my show with since 1970: Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars." (See a 10-album catalogue of Michael Jackson hits...
...Left American Top 40 in 1989 over a salary dispute and started his own program, Casey's Top 40, which was reportedly picked up by 400 stations before airing its first episode...
...Casey can sense when a story isn't going to work for him. He talks about himself in the third person - he'll say, 'That's not a story Casey would tell.' He has a very strong concept of who this character is that he's spent so many years creating." - Merrill Shindler, a writer for American Top 40 and Casey's Top 40, on Kasem's radio persona. (The New York Times...
...most well-known high school football coaches in Iowa. He was honored as the NFL High School Coach of the Year in 2005, and four of his former players are in the NFL: Green Bay's Aaron Kampman, Jacksonville's Brad Meester, Detroit's Jared DeVries and Denver's Casey Wiegmann. Thomas made national headlines last year when he insisted that the high school's football field, named in his honor, be rebuilt as a way to help restore community pride...