Bebe Reptar
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Post by Bebe Reptar on Jun 15, 2014 9:38:46 GMT -5
Following months of legal family wrangling over his care and access to seeing him, ALL ACCESS is deeply saddened to report that the legendary CASEY KASEM, who was literally the voice of a generation as host and co-creator of the AMERICAN TOP 40 syndicated radio show, has died on FATHER's DAY (6/15) at age 82 after complications from Lewy Body Dementia, a degenerative condition similar to Parkinson's Disease. KERRI KASEM @kerrikasem Tweeted the sad news: "Early this Fatherβs Day morning, our dad Casey Kasem passed away surrounded by family and friends. 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." Read more: www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/123516/casey-kasem-longtime-american-top-40-host-voiceove#ixzz34iZzY2F4
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Jun 15, 2014 9:44:46 GMT -5
I knew it was inevitable at this point, but still, very sad news. Casey was a huge part of my life over the past several years of listening to his old AT40 shows. His enthusiasm for counting down the hits was truly unmatched, and while many other countdown show hosts have come and gone over the years, there still only would ever be one originator - Casey Kasem. R.I.P. Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2014 10:51:27 GMT -5
I'm not surprised at all, since we all knew he had dementia, but it's still quite sad to hear. May he rest in peace.
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Post by codenut on Jun 15, 2014 12:50:49 GMT -5
When you think about it.......Casey Kasem had a huge influence on all of us. Because without him, a lot of us wouldn't even think about making a personal chart or listening to music countdowns every weekend. It's only fitting that he died on the day of the week that was assigned to him, Sunday morning. Without him, I probably wouldn't even have gotten into music......listening to him was a huge part of my Sunday morning (hell, I would even sneak a radio into church to listen to AT40). I stopped listening to AT40 ever since that douchebag Ryan Seacrest took over. He's definitely in a better place now (up in the stars). R.I.P Casey Kasem
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Post by billcs on Jun 15, 2014 20:31:50 GMT -5
When you think about it, online places like M4BCC wouldn't have existed without the likes of him.
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Post by J.T. on Jun 15, 2014 21:52:44 GMT -5
When you think about it.......Casey Kasem had a huge influence on all of us. Because without him, a lot of us wouldn't even think about making a personal chart or listening to music countdowns every weekend. It's only fitting that he died on the day of the week that was assigned to him, Sunday morning. This is true for me. I began charting in 1993 alongside Casey Kasem. I spent MANY years glued to that radio, with tapes, ready to press record. I do owe him a lot for the hobby I am passionate about. Thanks Casey!
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Post by JessieLou on Jun 15, 2014 23:12:09 GMT -5
This makes me so sad. I began listening to his 80's shows in 2006 and his 70's shows last year. He had a major impact on my music taste, getting me into so many artists from that era. Celebrity deaths very rarely hit me hard but even though this was expected I still cannot help to be shocked and saddened. RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2014 23:36:13 GMT -5
As others have said, we could see this coming from a mile away, just like his retirement back in 2009. I discovered Casey through his American Top 20 program that was carried by WINC-FM in Winchester, VA. It was a Hot AC countdown. I remember the first time I listened to it, way back in 2001, when I was 10 years old. I remember not having the patience to sit through the whole thing and thinking it was WAY too long. I also remember being upset that I sat through the whole show only to hear "Drops Of Jupiter" at #1.
A few years later, and AT20 wasn't long enough. Listening to Casey was my favorite part of the week during the summers. I still have notebooks full of his countdowns with all kinds of stats and stuff. My grandfather died on a Sunday morning in the spring of 2005. I remember locking myself in my room and listening to AT20 as an escape from it all. I couldn't do that with any countdown show; Casey made that possible with his very comforting and welcoming style. That summer, I always had to help my dad clean out my grandfather's house on Sunday mornings. The whole time I was just bummed out I was missing Casey's show.
I don't really know where I'm going with this, other than to say that listening to this guy was a big part of my teenage years. It's what got me into music and radio. If it wasn't for Casey Kasem, I wouldn't be posting here and I sure wouldn't be getting an Associates degree in radio. I think that is about as big of an impact as a celebrity can have on someone. So I'd like to say thanks to Casey for all the great years of radio, and for being an inspiration to me and a lot of other people around the world. R.I.P.
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Post by MIKEB on Jun 18, 2014 8:47:44 GMT -5
My first chart will hit 1,000 charts in a week or so and it began in 1995, just a year after I first listened to Casey count down the Top 40 with a blank cassette recording songs from the show. I definitely credit him with getting me into charts, for briefly wanting to be a radio DJ (or even have my own show), and for probably getting me into music in the first place. I'm sure I would have become a music fan to some degree anyway (most people usually do) but Casey definitely helped form what my music tastes ended up being. My tastes have always centred around pop music in some form for the last 20 years. I listened to Casey counting down the hits every Saturday morning (or Sunday afternoon) and wrote down every chart until August 2002 when I moved to Halifax and no longer had access to him as easily as I did. I still have those written down charts. I've considered throwing them out because that binder takes up a lot of space but now I don't think I'd have the heart too. I have his autograph on the 2002 AT40 yearend radio discs that Ron from Radio & Records gave me about 10 or 11 years ago. The autograph isn't personalized to me but it's still special. Yesterday I started replaying a CT40 from June 17, 1995, to hear the songs and to hear Casey play the hits. I've already missed his presence from when I stopped regularly listening to him, and there's definitely a void with his voice being absent from radio since 2009. I knew his passing was coming sooner or later and had been dreading the day. He'll definitely be remembered in the long run for me. As far as any public person or celebrity goes, Casey Kasem has had the single most greatest influence on my life. Here's a blog post I wrote about his passing what what he meant to me. www.themaxonline.net/2014/06/17/counting-down-the-hits-with-casey-kasem/
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Post by JessieLou on Jun 20, 2014 14:39:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 18:03:41 GMT -5
R.I.P. Casey Kasem
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