Question about the Shadoe shows

[mrjukebox]

Just wondering-Does Premiere own the rights to the countdowns that Shadoe Stevens did from 1988-1995?-If so,do you think Premiere would put them in syndication like they have with "AT40-The 70's" & "AT40-The 80's"?

[Caseyfan4everRyanfanNever]

Premiere owns the rights to all AT40 and Casey's Top 40 shows and that includes the Shadoe Stevens shows.

Nobody can predict what Premiere may or may not do in the future but based upon what I have seen, they are focusing on Casey Kasem's time counting down the hits on American Top 40. They probably prefer that people conclude that Casey never left American Top 40 and that the two are synonymous. Broadcasts of Shadoe AT40 shows would contradict this. However, on the May 13 2000 show, promoting Rob's "American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century", Casey mention that Shadoe Stevens had hosted American Top 40 at one time but that was before Premiere took formal ownership of American Top 40.

On the other hand, I've never seen any statements from Premiere concerning the airing of either Casey's Top 40 or American Top 40 with Shadoe Stevens, as a result, they are not (at least publicly) ruling out the idea of rebroadcasting those shows. However, Shadoe AT40 and Casey's Top 40 are both primarily 1990s shows and any considerations for broadcast will probably be made when large numbers of people become nostalgic for the 90s and make this known to terrestrial radio.

I have both XM and Sirius and have heard Shadoe Stevens promoting the 70s channel on Sirius. I don't know what that means but it's interesting.