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Seacrest took over American Top 40 on January 10, 2004, following Kasem's retirement from the series. Currently, American Top 40 with Seacrest airs in two formats, with one distributed to Contemporary Hit Radio (Top 40) stations and the other to Hot Adult Contemporary stations. However, there is no distinction made between the two shows on air.
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor and radio presenter, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably American Top 40. He was the first actor to voice Shaggy Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise (1969 to 1997 and 2002 to 2009) and Dick Grayson/Robin in Super Friends ...
American Radio Warblers (1937–1952) The American School of the Air (1930–1948) American Top 40 (1970–1995, 1998–present) America's Town Meeting of the Air (1935–1956) Amos 'n' Andy (1929–1960) An Evening with Romberg (1945-1948) And They Call It Democracy (2005–2008) The Andre Kostelanetz Show (1932–1948)
Watermark Inc. was a radio syndication company that was founded in 1969 by Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Watermark's best known programs were American Top 40 and its spinoff American Country Countdown. Both shows were created by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany.
A contest (the Weekly Top 40 Challenge) and a pre-recorded interview ("special in-studio guest") were other enduring features that helped give Rick's show a younger more contemporary sound when compared to American Top 40. By 1985, the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 could be heard on radio stations around the world as far away as New Zealand.
Shadoe Stevens (born Terry Ingstad; [1] November 3, 1946) is an American radio host, voiceover actor, and television personality. He was the host of American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995. He currently hosts the internationally syndicated radio show Top of the World, and co-hosts Mental Radio, an approach to UFOs and paranormal topics.
The A.C. Nielsen company, which continues to measure television ratings today, took over American radio's ratings beginning with the 1949–50 radio season and ending in 1955–56. [40] During this era, nearly all of radio's most popular programs were broadcast on one of three networks: NBC Red, NBC Blue, or CBS' Columbia network. The top-rated ...
Clark's ABC radio show was called Dick Clark Reports. On March 25, 1972, Clark hosted American Top 40, filling in for Casey Kasem. [48] In 1981, he created The Dick Clark National Music Survey for the Mutual Broadcasting System. [36] The program counted down the top 30 contemporary hits of the week in direct competition with American Top 40.