In January 2000, Weekly Top 40 moved to Premiere Radio Networks (the same company that owned AT40) until 2005, when Dees left KIIS-FM and its owner Clear Channel Communications, which owned Premiere (Dees had apparently been passed over as Casey Kasem’s successor at AT40 in favor of current host Ryan Seacrest, which …
Where can I hear Casey Kasem?
Every weekend, these classic American Top 40 shows from 1980-1988 are available in their original broadcast form on 95.7 BIG FM! Listen on Sundays from 9 a.m. until noon, and also on iHeartRadio!
What ever happened to Rick Dees?
He co-founded the E. W. Scripps television network Fine Living, now the Cooking Channel, and has hosted Rick Dees in the Morning at 102.7 KIIS FM and Hot 92.3 in Los Angeles. Today he continues his own syndicated daily radio show, Daily Dees and the syndicated Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown.
How old is Rick Dees?
71 years (March 14, 1950)
Rick Dees/Age
Who hosted American Top 40?
American Top 40
| American Top 40 logo 2021 – present. | |
|---|---|
| Other names | AT40 |
| Syndicates | Premiere Networks, Radio Express |
| Hosted by | Ryan Seacrest (2004–present) Casey Kasem (1970–88, 1998–2004) Shadoe Stevens (1988–95) various guest hosts |
| Announcer | Miles Hlivko |
Who was the original performer of Shake Rattle and Roll?
Bill Haley & His Comets
Shake, Rattle And Roll/Artists
Who did top 40 after Casey Kasem?
Shadoe Stevens
Kasem was replaced by Shadoe Stevens, whose first American Top 40 show aired on August 13, 1988, on 1,014 stations.
Where did Casey Kasem get his start?
Kasem was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952, where he was a D.J. and announcer for Armed Forces Radio’s Korea Network. In the 1960s, he worked as a DJ for radio stations in both San Francisco and Oakland, California where he began to develop his well-known on-air personality of being a music trivia expert.
