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| Casey Kasem, King of the Top 40 countdown, dead at 82 |
| 2014-06-15 |
| LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio host with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82. |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #7 see: Sinise, Gary |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-06-15 19:57 |
| #6 I hope he knew how much it meant. I think all the real professional entertainers know, you can tell from the way they act. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-06-15 17:57 |
| #5 P2K, Oh, amen to that - In the ROK and KSA, Casey was a little bit of home. I hope he knew how much it meant. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2014-06-15 16:47 |
| #4 RIP. We used to listen to him while we watched the other side that was not allowed to. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2014-06-15 16:24 |
| #3 Finally taken away by someone not at all interested in his fortune. Your 'Countdown' has ended. Rest in peace. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-06-15 16:21 |
| #2 Thanks Casey. You were often the connection and voice from home to the diaspora in uniform on Armed Forces radio ages, as it seemed, before the internet. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-06-15 14:43 |
| #1 That didn't take long - his daughter just found him last week, Wonder if we'll ever know the full TRUE story. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-06-15 14:30 |