No, I think he really did die this time.

On Jun 15, 2014, at 7:01 PM, John Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I saw this about a month ago with a different date of death on it so I 
> question it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy Baracco" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [acbra] FW: OT Casey Kasem Dies
> 
> 
>> He was suffering, so he is now in a better place. Believe it or not, there
>> was a time in the late 70s when his show was not being aired in L. A.
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Harvey Heagy via acbra
>> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:56 PM
>> To: 'ACB Radio Amateurs discussion list, membership in ACBRA is Required.'
>> Subject: [acbra] FW: OT Casey Kasem Dies
>> 
>> I don't know that he was ever a ham, but I am posting this because of the
>> interest in radio on these lists.
>> Harvey
>> 
>> 
>> Casey Kasem
>> (April 27, 1932 - June 15, 2014)
>> 
>> _____
>> 
>> Casey Kasem Dies at Age 82
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.laradio.com/kasemcaseyredsweater30.jpg
>> 
>> (June 15, 2014) Los Angeles claimed him as their own during the 60s, 
>> before
>> Casey Kasem became one of the most recognized voices on the planet. The 
>> long
>> time host of American Top 40 died this morning at 3:23 a.m. after a long
>> battle with Lewy body dementia and infected bed sores.
>> 
>> "Early this Father's Day morning, our dad Casey Kasem passed away 
>> surrounded
>> by family and friends," Kerri Kasem wrote on Facebook. "Even though we 
>> know
>> he is in a better place and no longer suffering, we are heartbroken. Thank
>> you for all your love, support and prayers. The world will miss Casey 
>> Kasem,
>> an incredible talent and humanitarian; we will miss our Dad. With love,
>> Kerri, Mike and Julie."
>> 
>> Born in Detroit in 1932 to Lebanese Druze parents, Kemal Amin Kasem 
>> interned
>> in 1950 at Detroit's public radio station, WDTR. He then worked as a radio
>> quiz-show usher at WXYZ-Detroit, before acting in youth roles on
>> nationally-aired programs, The Lone Ranger and Sergeant Preston. Drafted 
>> in
>> 1952, Casey served in Korea at the headquarters of Armed Forces Radio. In
>> 1954 he returned to Wayne State to finish college, working as a newsman,
>> board-op, and part-time dj at WJLB. Casey later switched to WJBK-Detroit 
>> as
>> a full-time jock. He headed to New York in 1958 in an unsuccessful try for
>> stage acting work. In 1959, he hosted radio and a tv show, Cleveland
>> Bandstand at WJW.
>> 
>> Casey moved west in 1962, arriving at KEWB-San Francisco where he 
>> developed
>> the "teaser-bio" format, putting drama and stories into introductions of 
>> the
>> music. It became his much-copied trademark technique. In 1963 he moved to
>> Southern California, joining the lineup of the legendary KRLA as one of 
>> the
>> "Eleven-Ten Men" until 1969. Working in Southern California allowed Casey 
>> to
>> continue pursuing acting gigs throughout the 1960s. He appeared in several
>> movies, including The Girls from Thunder Strip, The Glory Stompers, Scream
>> Free!, 2000 Years Later, The Cycle Savages, and The Incredible Two-Headed
>> Transplant. Casey appeared on tv, hosting Dick Clark's daily syndicated tv
>> dance show, Shebang, as well as an appearance on The Dating Game.
>> 
>> 
>> Record exec Mike Curb suggested Casey try commercial voiceover work, which
>> made his voice known nationally. It was Casey who provided the voice of
>> Robin in the tv cartoon series Batman and Robin, though he was probably
>> better known as the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo.
>> 
>> In 1969 Casey called Ron Jacobs at Watermark, a radio syndicator, to talk
>> about a new idea called American Top 40. The show would count down the
>> biggest hits of the week, an idea he conceived with Don Bustany, a 
>> Hollywood
>> movie producer and childhood friend. "AT40" debuted on July 4, 1970, on
>> WMEX-Boston. The show originally aired in only seven markets. The show
>> eventually became nationally and internationally popular as "Casey's
>> Coast-to-Coast" countdown added more and more stations, at one time 
>> boasting
>> over 1,000 affiliates. The playing of nearly every song was introduced 
>> with
>> a short story about the song or the artist. Listeners from all over the
>> world would ask Casey to play a long-distance dedication to reach out or 
>> to
>> honor a friend or long-lost acquaintance.
>> 
>> From 1980 to 1992 he hosted a syndicated tv countdown show based on the
>> radio show, America's Top Ten. Casey received a Star on Hollywood's Walk 
>> of
>> Fame in 1981.
>> 
>> Casey parted ways with AT40 and Cap Cities/ABC who was then syndicated the
>> show. But he wasn't gone for long, as he was soon back with Casey's Top 
>> 40,
>> with Casey Kasem via Westwood One. Before the show debuted on January 1,
>> 1989, over 400 affiliates had signed up. (Casey Kasem at KRLA)
>> 
>> http://www.laradio.com/kasemkrla30.jpg
>> 
>> That same year, Casey was featured in Variety, explaining the appeal of
>> AT40: "When we first went on the air, I thought we would be around for at
>> least 20 years. I knew the formula worked. I knew people tuned in to find
>> out what the No. 1 record was."
>> 
>> He continued to look for acting opportunities on tv, appearing on 
>> Charlie's
>> Angels, Quincy, and Fantasy Island. Still, his voice was his primary
>> vehicle, as even on tv he was more often heard than seen on tv as he 
>> became
>> the "voice of NBC" during the Fred Silverman era of the late 70s and early
>> 80s. Casey continued to do advertising work, but he gradually eliminated
>> doing ads for products he believed harmful to his fans. He declined to
>> advertise cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, Las Vegas, and motorcycles. An
>> advocate for vegetarianism, Casey also eschewed any ads featuring meat,
>> fish, and poultry products.
>> 
>> Casey marched for peace, protested against nuclear arms, and supported aid
>> for the homeless. He promoted workshops in conflict resolution between 
>> Arabs
>> and Jews, not being afraid to offer controversial ideas and solutions. In 
>> a
>> CNN interview with Larry King, Casey said that the U.S. should negotiate
>> with Yasser Arafat or whoever represented the Arab World in order to 
>> advance
>> peace in the ongoing Middle East conflict. He left the role of Shaggy in
>> 1995, in a dispute over a Burger King commercial, but returned in 2002 
>> when
>> it was agreed that Shaggy would be a vegetarian. Casey appeared regularly 
>> as
>> a co-host on the Jerry Lewis Telethon on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy from
>> 1983 - 2005.
>> 
>> Casey turned off the radio microphone on July 4, 1997. He reflected on his
>> personal history with counting down the hits, and ended with his trademark
>> signature:
>> 
>> Well now, we're up to the number one song in the land, and I look back on
>> four amazing decades of counting 'em down. The countdown began on the 
>> Fourth
>> of July, 1970. It was an idea that my partner, Don Bustany and I, came up
>> with. Our first show took more than 18 hours to record, and at first, we
>> only had seven stations. But Don and I believed, and so did a growing 
>> number
>> of listeners. Back then, there were no long-distance dedications on the
>> show. That didn't come along until 1978, when Matt Wilson located one in 
>> the
>> mail, and Matt's been with us ever since. Today, we've read more than 
>> 3,000
>> of your dedications. Over the years, musical trends have come and gone, 
>> from
>> disco to new wave, from punk to hip hop, from bubble gun to rock. We've 
>> been
>> there, counting em' down. It's been a great 39 years, and it's really been
>> an honor for me.
>> 
>> I'd like to share with you something I've learned over the years. Success
>> doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're only as good as the people you work 
>> with,
>> and the people you work for. I've been lucky - I've worked for, and with,
>> the very best.I'm Casey Kasem. Now one more time, the words I've ended 
>> show
>> with since 1970 - keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the
>> stars.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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