Comments on: Casey Kasem says goodbye to ‘American Top 20′: Sniff!

By: Tony Cleck

Tony Cleck — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:48:44 +0000

some one should continue the top 20

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:25:49 +0000

I started listening to Casey’s American top 40 in 1980. Casey and AT 40 will forever be in my heart and on my mind.

By: La Donna

La Donna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:12:29 +0000

I could hardly believe that
“Mr AT40″ is retiring,however,
his legacy will be etched in
my heart and mind forever.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:09:41 +0000

Casey, no one will EVER be like you. You are FOREVER THE BEST countdown host. I miss you always!

P.S. Who is hosting AT20 now?

By: Scott Smith

Scott Smith — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:15:29 +0000

Just found out about Casey. I am heart broken. I have listened to American Top 40 since 1975 and my 2 kids ages 9 and 19 listenn to american Top 20. couldn’t he semi retire doing 1 show a month and his son doing the other 3 weeks? my kids and I are very sad about this news. Maybe he will reconside. Bob barker didn’t retire from the Price is Right until he was 83. Come back casey!

scott smith

By: tha outlaw

tha outlaw — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:59:21 +0000

Just hearing and seeing him on tv or the first time i was in blown away…he made me become the disjockey i an today…learning the right way too play & have that i information about what u are play…the roots and the connections..casey u will be miss….trust me…

By: Francisco

Francisco — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:11:05 +0000

Loved him as the voice of Transformers character Cliffjumper!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:52:21 +0000

I listened to Casey Kasem right from the start. I can remember him revealing the secrets to songs as well, like little tidbits like “what other song is being sung in the background of the Beatles’ ‘Paperback Writer?’” A little of the mystery of listening to the show was revealed to me when I became a disc jockey out of college only to learn that Casey came in an album sleeve that I played every Sunday morning, complete with commercials and special announcements. All I had to do was sit there and change the records for the second half of the show. Still, there’s no denying the guy had one of the most unique radio voices and styles to ever hit the airwaves. There’ are few, if any, out there today that match his quality, thanks to the complete corporatizing of the media. And the best ending signoff ever: “Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.”

By: JMB

JMB — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:26:43 +0000

Dear Casey,
My childhood was spent listening to the Top 40, and learning interesting tidbits about the artists from you. And your Shaggy was the original and best, man. Now, you’re only heard in reruns of Scooby Doo, and generations of kids don’t even know who you are. That makes me really sad. Could you play “The Theme from Scooby Doo” for me? It would mean a lot.
Thanks,
Julie

By: Hamburger Royal

Hamburger Royal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:02:41 +0000

I only got to listen to KC after I moved to the US in 1999. Coming from Europe, I never heard long distance dedications or the artist background information and all those things that made AT40 so delightfully anachronistic. Listening to AT40 driving in my car to some place on Sundays with KC’s unique and pleasant timbre announcing the number one song in all the land on three or four stations at the same time (must be a New England thing…) are among my fonder memories of America. And that was my Long Distance Dedication.