Casey Kasem has signed a new long-term contract with his current syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks in the USA.

Each weekend, Kasem hosts American Top 20, which will continue featuring his signature long-distance dedications and stories behind the songs. Kasem’s original program, which he pioneered 30 years ago, American Top 40, is now hosted by Ryan Seacrest and is also distributed in the US by Premier Radio Networks.

He will now host two versions of the program for Hot Adult Contemporary and Adult Contemporary stations.

Premiere Radio Chief Operating Officer Kraig Kitchin says :”Casey defined the genre of countdown programs and continues to infuse an almost magical quality to each broadcast. We’re fortunate to have his talents at Premiere and to be able to share them with hundreds of stations in dozens of countries each week.”

Kasem has been working with Premiere over the last several months to find a way to be with his audience “in every market in the nation without having to compete with myself by being on both Contemporary Hit Radio stations with American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary stations with American Top 20.”