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Casey Kasem Quotes
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Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting.
Casey Kasem
Emotional
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Somebody
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Level
As you know, in the past several years, month after month, radio has increased its revenues - some of it even coming from Dot-Com advertisers. So, radio is a survivor.
Casey Kasem
Past
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After
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Coming
Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years.
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Radio
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Changed
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Basically
Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.
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Living
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Acting
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Actor
Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger.
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Movies
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Thought
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Before
But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.
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Music
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Message
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Beat
Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues - communicating with an audience.
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Music
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Woman
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Down
I had also done a little disc jockeying.
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Done
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Disc
I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications.
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Reading
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Letters
I must have done about 25,000 promos.
Casey Kasem
Done
I probably would be continuing to do voice-overs, continuing to do cartoon shows, and at the same time I'd probably be on a sitcom or a dramatic television show.
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Time
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Same
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Show
If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit.
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Audience
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Hit
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Message
Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter.
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Short
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Used
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Getting
My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country.
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Country
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Said
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Three
My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer.
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Life
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Beer
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High
That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers like to be associated with those qualities.
Casey Kasem
Success
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Positive
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Human
The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring.
Casey Kasem
Success
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Heart
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Often
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication.
Casey Kasem
Long
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Talk
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Tell
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Biography
Nationality:
American
Type:
Actor
Born:
April 27
, 1932
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