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Episode 2: Reaching for the Stars

Episode 2: Reaching for the Stars

FromBitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem


Episode 2: Reaching for the Stars

FromBitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem

ratings:
Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Dec 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Casey Kasem, a child of Lebanese immigrants, has a difficult childhood. But he eventually fulfills his show business dreams: growing up to become a pop culture legend. He creates the radio show America’s Top 40 and becomes the voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo. He marries actress Linda Myers and has three children. But when they get divorced and he re-marries another actress, cracks in the foundation of his success story begin to form.
Released:
Dec 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (9)

Casey Kasem is best known as a radio icon and legendary voice behind America’s Top 40 who left an indelible mark on pop culture. But many don’t know the saga of Kasem’s oldest children and second wife. In 2014, Casey Kasem is dying, and about to leave behind an estate worth up to 100 million dollars. His family goes to war, with both sides accusing the other of going after his money and killing the man who changed American radio. But this battle is only the climax of a tragic and dramatic family feud that began decades before. Bitter Blood: Kasem V Kasem is an exclusive look at what really happened inside this famous family and what drove them to the brink, told through exclusive interviews and archival audio materials.