Radio/voice-acting legend Casey Kasem has died at age 82, after a long illness and a truly undignified battle between his wife and children.
Mr. Kasem is best-remembered for his long-running American Top 40 radio program, which ran in syndication in the 80s and allowed rural Ohio teenagers access to the cheesy pop music that they so desperately craved.
Additionally, Kasem provided the voice for Shaggy and Robin in the Hanna-Barbera cartoons Scooby Doo and Superfriends, respectively.
We here at DeathWatch are particularly saddened by Kasem's loss. His was one of the very few voices that the founders of the site have ever been able to successfully imitate. Many was the hour Keith and Joe spent improvising requests from pretend listeners in Carson City, Nevada and cracking each other up.
With Kasem gone, we will be forced to work on our Christopher Walken impressions.
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