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Take Two

Remembering Casey Kasem, host of American Top 40

By Take Two Staff
Published Jun 16, 2014
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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Eric Jamison/AP
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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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. 

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.