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Casey Kasem Counts Down for Final Time
"We began the weekend of July 4, 1970, and after 39 years this will be our final countdown," Kasem said matter-of-factly on his "American Top 20" radio show over the weekend.
"And so, with no hoopla and hardly any advance notice, the 77-year-old broadcasting legend counted down the hits one last time, quietly pulling the plug on a weekly ritual for his legion of loyal listeners.
"It is, in many ways, the end of an era
"Kasem was the last of the big-time DJs, a legacy that includes Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, personalities who brought music to Americans when radio was king." ABC News Linky.
His program was heard around the world.
Thanks Casey, and as you said at the end of your broadcasts,
"Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!"
"We began the weekend of July 4, 1970, and after 39 years this will be our final countdown," Kasem said matter-of-factly on his "American Top 20" radio show over the weekend.
"And so, with no hoopla and hardly any advance notice, the 77-year-old broadcasting legend counted down the hits one last time, quietly pulling the plug on a weekly ritual for his legion of loyal listeners.
"It is, in many ways, the end of an era
"Kasem was the last of the big-time DJs, a legacy that includes Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack, personalities who brought music to Americans when radio was king." ABC News Linky.
His program was heard around the world.
Thanks Casey, and as you said at the end of your broadcasts,
"Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!"
