Quotes by Casey Kasem

• I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications.
• Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.
• 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.
• Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting.
• 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.
• Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years.
• Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger.
• But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.
• 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.
• I must have done about 25,000 promos.
• The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring.
• My first commercial was for Miller High Life beer.
• My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country.
• Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter.
• If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit.
• 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.
• I had also done a little disc jockeying.
• 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.