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Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem
American Actor
Born: Apr 27, 1932
Died: Jun 15, 2014
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Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for. Casey Kasem
Success Work Good You People Only Happen Vacuum
Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not. Casey Kasem
Believe Instead Up Wanted Radio Professional Professional Baseball Professional Baseball Player Baseball Growing Growing Up Baseball Player Actually Player
The greatest compliment that anyone can pay me is that after I say something, they remember it. I'll go over a piece of copy until I've gotten the essence of what the writer had in mind - every nuance. Casey Kasem
Me Remember Mind Pay Every Say Compliment Something Writer Had Over Piece Until Greatest Gotten Go Essence Anyone After Nuance Copy
Every station I was at, I never said goodbye - when I was in Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Oakland, and L.A. I don't know why. Casey Kasem
Every Station Oakland Detroit Never Goodbye Know Buffalo Cleveland Said Why
I was drafted and went to Korea where I had an opportunity to create a production team that did dramatic and comedy shows. I had also done a little disc jockeying. Casey Kasem
Comedy Opportunity Dramatic Had Disc Also Comedy Shows Korea Did Done Where Little Create Production Team Shows Drafted
Hosting various versions of my countdown program has kept me extremely busy, and I loved every minute of it. Casey Kasem
Me Busy Every Extremely Minute Various Hosting Versions Loved Kept Program
Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years. Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience. Casey Kasem
Music Man Woman Down Changed Despite About Sharing Over Talking Audience Still Issues Years Microphone Stories Communicating Radio Boils Technical Playing Basically
For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger. Casey Kasem
Thought Stronger Before Everyone Television Toward Along Demise Looked Well Talking Came Years Getting Just Movies Might Radio Keeps Eliminate
I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old and just beginning college. I did that for a couple of years. Casey Kasem
Old College Beginning Dramatic Ranger Lone Lone Ranger Detroit Couple Years Did Just Show Radio Started Program
I'd like to feel that an advertiser gets something extra when they advertise with us - a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Casey Kasem
Positive Success Humanity Extra Something Feel Like Advertise Advertiser Upbeat Gets Human Stories Interest Success Stories Us Certain Letters
The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show. Casey Kasem
Bible First Syndicate Tried Partners Sell Famous Wanted Stories Them Created Production Production Company Show Company Two
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication. Casey Kasem
Long Dedication Added Gave Distance Tell Statistics About Long-Distance Talk Heartbeat Stories Show Element
The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring. Casey Kasem
Success Heart Touch Inspiring Often Listeners Stories Success Stories Letters
Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter. Casey Kasem
Songs Longer Became Getting Short Then Interestingly Used Now
If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit. Casey Kasem
You Beat Message Audience Got Hit Gets Them
I must have done about 25,000 promos. Casey Kasem
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I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications. Casey Kasem
Reading Long-Distance Like Storytelling Letters
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor. Casey Kasem
Living Background Could Knew Make Because Theater Acting Radio Actor
Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting. Casey Kasem
You Somebody Emotional Emotional Level Reach Anytime Really Radio Connecting Level
When I first heard rap, I wasn't quick to be critical. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but I had a feeling it was a reflection of what's been happening in the ghetto. Casey Kasem
Saying Reflection First Feeling Ghetto Rap Critical Had Understand Were Been Heard Quick Happening
If I were doing a real rock show, slapping the phone book in time to the music, grooving with the songs, then it would matter to know how I felt about what I was playing. You can't fake it in that situation. But I'm just counting them down as they appear on the chart, 1 through 40. What really matters is what I say between the songs. Casey Kasem
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I just felt it was my job to show that there is no easy way to success, and that anyone who gets even just one Top 40 hit deserves their moment in the sun. I accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. That is the timeless thing. Casey Kasem
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