Friday, July 10, 2009

Week of July 10: I Know That Voice

Casey Kasem has stepped aside from his hosting duties for "America's Top 40," the weekly music hits countdown he has done on radio since 1970.

Known best for his voice, Kasem has built a prolific announcing career on television, as well as radio. For a while during the 1980s, he hosted "America's Top 10," a television accompaniment to "America's Top 40."

Kasem has also had many appearances on scripted television shows; he can currently be seen as on DVD in "Mother's Deadly Helper," a sixth-season episode of "Hawaii Five-O." Other credits have included "Fantasy Island," "Charlie's Angels," "Ironside" and more.

Of course, his most famous role has been as Shaggy, one of the four crime-fighting friends of Scooby Doo, the crime-fighting dog.....The original "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" series is available on DVD. Enjoy it with your favorite Scooby Snack!

See you next week. Until then, Happy Viewing!

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