Kerri Kasem

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Kerri Kasem
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Kasem at the Carney Awards in 2016
Born
Carrie H. Kasem

(1972-07-12) July 12, 1972 (age 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Radio and television personality
Years active1993–present
Parent Casey Kasem (father)
Relatives Mike Kasem (brother)
Website kerrikasem.com

Kerri Kasem (born Carrie H. Kasem, July 12, 1972) [1] is an American radio host. She hosted the nationally syndicated Sixx Sense and The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx from February 2010 to April 2014. Kasem later became a judge on Who Will Rock You, alongside Dee Snider of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.

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Early life

Kasem was born in Los Angeles, California. [1] She and her siblings Mike and Julie are the three children of radio personality Casey Kasem and his first wife, Linda Myers, to whom he was married from 1972 to 1979. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Kasem was co-host with Alan Stock on KXNT 840 AM in Las Vegas for a morning radio talk show. She left KXNT in August 2007.[ citation needed ] She hosted the nationally syndicated Sixx Sense and The Side Show Countdown with Nikki Sixx from February 2010 to April 2014. [5] Other radio shows on which she worked include Racing Rocks the National Lampoon Comedy Countdown, The Solomon Free Money Hour, and Pet Talk. In 2003, she was a reality television show contestant on ESPN's Beg, Borrow & Deal . She has appeared on the E! channel, and is a host on UFC and on Sí TV's The Rub. [6] She later became a co-host, with Alan Gurvey, on Gurvey's Law on KABC. [7]

Kasem appeared on The Dr. Oz Show on October 12, 2021, talking about the death of her father Casey Kasem. [8]

Personal life

Kasem is founder of Kasem Cares and the Kasem Coalition, both created to raise awareness of elder abuse. [9] [10] In 2014, Kasem won conservatorship over her father when the court found his second wife, Jean Kasem, put his life in danger. [11] [12]

Kerri Kasem has been a Volunteer Minister of the Church of Scientology [13] and participated in the church's missionary and aid program in Haiti during the 2010 Haiti earthquake crisis and in Texas when Hurricane Harvey hit. [14] [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Birth of Carrie Kasem". Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019. Her father's last name is Kasem, and her mother's maiden name is Myers.
  2. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Laura (July 7, 2009). "Radio Host Casey Kasem". Time . Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2013. Married singer-actress Linda Myers in 1972. The couple had three children before divorcing in 1979.
  3. ↑ "Casey Kasem Family Feud: Cops Called". TMZ.com. October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kerri Kasem". IMDb .
  5. ↑ "Nikki Sixx Welcomes Jenn Marino As Co-Host Of 'Sixx Sense', 'The Side Show Countdown'". Blabbermouth.net. April 6, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kerri Kasem is Leaving Sixx Sense" (Press release). Premiere Networks. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gurvey's Law on 790 KABC". Law Firm of Rowen, Gurvey & Win. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Dr. Oz Asks Kerri Kasem How She Finally Made The Decision To Let Her Father. Casey Kasem, Go
  9. ↑ "Kasem Cares".
  10. ↑ "Kasem Coalition".
  11. ↑ "Kasem Cares Visitation Bill signed into law". 12 April 2017.
  12. ↑ Stoddard, Martha (February 10, 2017). "In Lincoln, daughters of Casey Kasem, Mickey Rooney push bill aimed at halting isolation of vulnerable adults". Omaha World-Herald . Nebraska. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ Hunter, Brad (November 29, 2018). "Casey Kasem's widow claims his kids, Church Of Scientology murdered him, daughters deny accusations". Canoe. Postmedia Network. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ @KerriKasem (September 4, 2017). "Happy Labor Day! Working in Rockport, TX again" (Tweet). Retrieved September 30, 2017– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ @KerriKasem (September 6, 2017). "Here's a little video I made!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 30, 2017– via Twitter.
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