#1 With A Format Bullet

Flipping through the XM channels on AOL radio, I came across a Casey Kasem countdown show from the 80's on that genre channel. This got me thinking about how Kasem's Top 40 countdown got me interested in all genres of music. By the time the mid-80's rolled around, radio was starting to get generalized. Country songs and old school R&B were no longer crossing over. Listen to the AT Top 40 now, hosted by Ryan Seacrest, and listen to the old Kasem shows, and you'll see why radio is so screwed up. The shuffle play on your Ipod is legend for a reason. Radio thinks fans only want to hear a certain genre, but most music fans like all styles. Kasem eventually bailed out of the Top 40 and now hosts an AC countdown one, But back in the day, his weekly shows ruled my AM transistor radio world.