Casey Kasem
PMP Network Presents
Casey Kasem, the iconic voice of American radio, reflects on his extensive career. He shares insights into his early days as an actor in radio shows and his transition to disc jockey work. Kasem also details his prolific voice-over career, including his roles in popular cartoons and his long-standing presence on American Top 40.
Casey Kasem
About Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem was an American disc jockey, radio presenter, and voice actor who created and hosted American Top 40 beginning in 1970. He voiced Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise for four decades and Dick Grayson/Robin in Super Friends. Kasem also hosted Casey's Top 40 from 1989 to 1998, founded the American Video Awards in 1983, and was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.
In this interview
- Recalls starting as an actor on radio shows like The Lone Ranger and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
- Discusses voicing Robin in Batman and Robin and Shaggy on Scooby-Doo for 23 years
- Mentions doing fifteen different letters and numbers on Sesame Street over twenty-seven years
- Notes 1995 marked his twenty-fifth year counting down hits around the world
“I've been very lucky, Mark. I had an opportunity to do a little bit of everything.”— Casey Kasem, in this interview
Since this interview
Casey Kasem died on June 15, 2014, at age 82, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington.
