Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, (born on
April 27 1932, in
Detroit, Michigan) is an
American radio personality and
voice actor.
Kasem founded the popular
American Top 40 franchise in 1970, hosting it from 1970 to 1988 and then from 1998 to 2004. Between 1989 to 1998, he was the host of
Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown. He currently hosts four weekly syndicated radio programs based on the American Top 40 franchise:
American Top 20 with Casey Kasem,
American Top 10 with Casey Kasem,
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 70s, and
Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80s. The later two are replays of AT40 shows from the respective decades.