Casey Kasem 1991 Interview with Brad Lemack (Courtesy of RerunIt.com)

I knew Casey Kasem and his wife, Jean, long before my 1991 interview with him in Beverly Hills for our coffee shop chat series. I was always impressed with Casey's eagerness to interact with the public and the kindness he showed his fans. He was smart, he was passionate and, in his later years, he used his voice as an activist who spoke out on world peace and politics. But he always remained the voice of American music and long ago earned himself a place as a much-loved icon of American pop culture. I was sad to hear of his medical challenges over these last few years and am, like so many others around the globe, saddened by the news of his death on 6/15/14. I will forever remember my interactions with him and Jean -- and the memories of many fabulous events and parties at their Holmby Hills, California home that I was lucky enough to get to attend.