Thanks, Casey

I got a few requests to re-post this note from the Star website.

--Brian

This weekend, as we celebrate our country's independence with fireworks and backyard barbecues, Star 102.5 will be airing the final countdown from one of my childhood heroes, Casey Kasem. It airs 39 years almost to the day of his debut of the original American Top 40 on July 4th, 1970. The word from Casey and Premiere Radio Networks is that the decision to discontinue American Top 20 was mutual. Casey is 77, after all.

In a statement he said "This decision will free up time I need to focus on myriad other projects."

I'm saddened by this decision mainly because my radio career actually began by running Casey's American Top 40 countdowns. I have happy memories of every week getting a stack of records that I would have to cue up on the turntables in-studio, and pause between segments to do weather, news, and commercials. Listening to this radio legend "tease" a song coming up was an art form that I poorly imitate every afternoon on Star 102.5.

So although a weekend without Casey won't seem quite right, we don't begrudge him his retirement. All of us at Star 102.5 wish him well. In the meantime, we'll be keeping our feet on the ground, and we'll keep reaching for the stars.