Quotes by Casey Kasem

The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show.

Basically, radio hasnt changed over the years. 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.

Songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now theyre getting shorter. But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message. If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, youve got a hit.

Its been amazing, the number of commercials that Ive done, starting back in 1968. It must be 8,000.

For the most part, that message hasnt changed a lot over the years - love is still love, and heartbreak is still heartbreak.