Posts tagged Casey Kasem
Episode 61: American Top 40 in the 80s

On May 1, 1980, Casey, I think capitalizing on his own value and the interest in countdown shows, announced that he would host a 30-minute TV show, in addition to his now four-hour weekly “American Top 40.” This new show was called “America’s Top 10.” In addition to the Billboard Top 10, he highlighted songs from other charts and showed some of the earliest videos. That was cool but the show definitely did not have the MTV vibe. Casey was always pretty conservative in style, but fortunately, the show quickly moved on from its debut look, which had Casey sitting behind a desk like he was a news anchor – not exactly a look that would attract his target audience, which was the teenager. 


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