THE LOSS OF CASEY KASEMIt was tragic t  In addition to the famous American Top 40 (radio program) and Americas Top 10 (TV program), as a child, he was also Robin on the animated version of Batman & Robin, and, most notably, Shaggy, from the Scooby Doo series (among manyother cartoons I grew up listening to). Casey was the reason I got into radio in the first place, he was also the reason I got into doing countdown shows and was responsible for my love for these charts and all they represent. They are a historic countdown of special times and places. They are a history page of music and the songs we loved growing up. They help you recall specific moments of our lives. And Casey was there every step of the way for us. He will be missed terribly, but his legacy will forever live on every week there is a countdown of the biggest hits, every time there is a Scooby Doo cartoon or movie. Casey Kasem was one of a kind and the originator of a media that still lives on today. Please visit Kerri Kasem atThe Kasem Care Foundation. Her work is helping many of us who have lost our parents and struggled for our rights as their children to say good-bye and see them off properly as they pass on. Im John Michaelson, and now, on with the countdown! Share the music, share the love |
