america top 40 casey kasum died yesterday in washington. as nbc mike taibbi reports his smooth voice was not limited to the air waves. i m casey kasum. these are the most popular songs in the usa. reporter: for generations of music fans casey kasum was top 40. the smooth voice who told you what songs were trending before the word trending was each used that way. his list wasn t just rock n roll. if it included rock, pop, disco, hip-hop, country, everything under the sun the voice tying it altogether once a week was casey kasum s. reporter: a voice on and off the radio made millions and familiar to millions even if they didn t know the face behind it. he was shaggy in scooby-doo. you don t want this bad material! hasn t worked since the day i got it! always loose! reporter: robin to the super
estate in iraq and syria and leaving the united states with a lot of questions what to do next. mr. chairman, let s bring you in next. there are a lot of different reasons we are facing the crisis we are facing in iraq right now. number one, the list said the ki chaos in syria and, number two, the gutting of the iraqi government and we will talk to paul bremer in a little bit about that. he blames fourth reason as he blames the president not leaving residual forces there. i want to focus on number three that is maliki. the new yorker places most of the blame at the feet of maliki. he said this guy, time and time and time and time again, has refused to create a government that can hold iraq together. in fact, he goes the other way. can we ever have peace in iraq
popular deejay casey kasem has died. we got that word from his daughter in a facebook post a little earlier. but the news has been confirmed. he, of course, was the host of the american top 40. passed away this morning. death comes at a time when his family was locked in contentious battle over his care. more on casey s life and legacy. i m casey kasem. these are the most popular songs in the usa. for generations of music fans, casey kasem was the top 40. the moving voice who told you what songs were trending before the word trending was even used that way. and his list wasn t just rock n roll. if it included rock, pop, disco, country, everything under the sun. the voice tying it all together once a week was casey kasem s. it was a vote that on and off the radio made millions. and was familiar to millions, even if they didn t know the face behind it. one of the original voice actors