Tag: Casey Kasem
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56 Years Ago Today: Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” Debuts in Los Angeles, Celebrating 55 Years of Music History – A Look Back
Today marks the 56th anniversary of one of the most influential moments in radio history: the premiere of Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 on July 4, 1970. The groundbreaking countdown show originally launched on just seven stations, among them Los Angeles-area KDEO (now KECR) in El Cajon, and quickly transformed the way music was presented…