Substitute Hosts
Over 50 celebrities—among them radio personalities, game show hosts, and even charting artists—have substituted for these three throughout the show's run. Radio announcer Charlie Van Dyke filled in for Casey a record 31 times in the 1980s.
Substitutes for Ryan Seacrest have included:
- Christina Aguilera
- Kris Allen
- Adam Lambert
- Pamela Anderson
- Nick Cannon
- Steve Carell
- Kelly Clarkson
- Miley Cyrus
- Billy Ray Cyrus
- Gavin DeGraw
- Hilary Duff
- Brody Jenner
- Nick Lachey
- Mario Lopez
- Rob Thomas
- Paul Doucette
- Jesse McCartney
- Mandy Moore
- Katy Perry
- Diddy
- Jessica Simpson
- Timbaland
- Ashley Tisdale
- Taylor Swift
- George Lopez
- Mariah Carey
- Ke$ha
- Selena Gomez
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Joe Jonas
- Kevin McHale
- Amber Riley
- Jimmy Fallon
- Demi Lovato
Some well-known guest hosts for Casey Kasem have included:
- Jerry C. Bishop
- Don Bowman
- Chuck Britton
- Joe Cipriano
- Dick Clark
- Mike Cleary
- Gordon Elliott
- Mark Elliott
- Bob Eubanks
- Scott Evans
- Hall & Oates
- Dave Hull (AT40's first substitute host, weekend of November 6, 1971)
- Mike Kasem
- Wink Martindale
- Ed McMann
- Sonny Melendrez
- Bruce Phillip Miller
- Humble Harve Miller
- Al Mitchell
- Lon Thomas
- Bumper Morgan
- Robert W. Morgan
- Pat O'Brien
- Five for Fighting
- Gary Owens
- David Perry
- Dave Roberts
- Ryan Seacrest
- Lee Sherwood
- Keri Tombazian
- Charlie Tuna
- Charlie Van Dyke
Los Angeles deejay "Emperor" Bob Hudson attempted to substitute for Casey sometime between 1976 and 1978 (no specific date was given); however, Hudson had trouble recording his material for AT40, giving up after realizing that he could not host AT40 the same way he would host his morning drive show. As a result, Casey cancelled his vacation and returned to Los Angeles to record that week's AT40, but made sure that Hudson, a legendary disk jockey and comedian, got paid for his work anyway.
Shadoe Stevens' guest hosts for his American Top 40 reign included:
- Harry Anderson
- Joe Cipriano
- Debbie Gibson
- David Hall
- Eduardo Nereo Marino
- Richard Marx
- Nelson
- Donny Osmond
- Martha Quinn
- Meshach Taylor
- Jay Thomas1
- Jack Wagner
- Adrienne Walker
- Jody Watley
1 -- The week Jay Thomas hosted, October 31, 1992,, Chris Cox of KEZY in Anaheim, California (now KFSH-FM) taped a special version for that station at Watermark's studios, because of contractual stipulations that prohibit talent from Los Angeles-based stations from being heard on KEZY.
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