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Remembering Casey Kasem, host of American Top 40
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Remembering Casey Kasem, host of American Top 40
Casey Kasem, the host of American Top 40, died yesterday at 82 years old. Kasem will always be remembered for that voice, but he was more than just a pretty voice. Pop Music Critic Randall Roberts wrote about Kasem's legacy for the LA Times and he joins us now.
In this Oct. 27, 2003 file photo, Casey Kasem poses for photographers after receiving the Radio Icon award during The 2003 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas. A judge on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, delayed a decision on whether to create a temporary conservatorship for Kasem after a court-appointed attorney told him the ailing radio personality is receiving adequate daily care.
In this Oct. 27, 2003 file photo, Casey Kasem poses for photographers after receiving the Radio Icon award during The 2003 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas.
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Casey Kasem, the host of American Top 40, died yesterday at 82 years old. Kasem will always be remembered for that voice, but he was more than just a pretty voice. Pop Music Critic Randall Roberts wrote about Kasem's legacy for the LA Times and he joins us now.

Casey Kasem, the host of "American Top 40," died yesterday at 82 years old. 

RELATED: How Casey Kasem changed the pop music industry forever 

Kasem will always be remembered for that voice, but he was more than just a pretty voice. Pop Music Critic Randall Roberts wrote about Kasem's legacy for the LA Times and he joins us now.