Casey Kasem passed away

[Lint]

Casey Kasem, one of the most recognizable voices in radio who hosted "American Top 40" for four decades, died Sunday morning. He was 82.

Kasem was being treated at St. Anthony Hospital in Washington since last week. His daughter Kerri was placed in charge of his medical care last Friday, after she won a legal battle with Kasem's second wife, Jean.

Kasem, born Kemal Amin Kasem in Detroit in 1932, got his start in radio after being drafted into the U.S. Army, where he worked on the Armed Forces Radio Korea Network. He began as host of American Top 40 in 1970, where he would combine long distance dedications, memories, and music knowledge with the top hits of the day, before ending with his signature sign-off: "Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.

In addition to his radio work, Kasem voiced the Shaggy character in Scooby Doo for almost 40 years. He retired in 2009.

Kasem himself suffered from Lewy body disease, a kind of dementia with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. He is survived by his wife, Jean Kasem, and four children.

[Hobo]

Sad news. He had been very ill, for a while, by the sounds of it. The mess involving his second wife and his kids led to him going missing briefly last month. It was really weird and petty.

[GhostMachine]

Besides doing the voice of Shaggy, he was also Robin on Superfriends.

R.I.P. - Hopefully him and Dick Clark are hanging out in the afterlife, spinning some kickin' tunes.