According to Google and a CBS article, he died today, June 15th.
Pat, K9JAUAt 06:01 PM 6/15/2014, you 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]>
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>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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