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Comedian Ron White will host CMT's celebration of 2013's top country music stars, making this year's show something of a boys club.
“CMT Artists of the Year” honoring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes and Tim McGraw will air live for the first time this year.
John Hamlin, a senior vice president at CMT, says in a Tuesday news release the network is taking “a bit of a risk” signing on White, who’s known for off-color comments.
The fourth annual artist of the year show will be held Dec. 3 in Nashville. It will feature performances by and for the night’s honorees.
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A judge has rejected a bid by Casey Kasem's daughter to establish a conservatorship for the ailing radio personality.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lesley Green however urged lawyers Tuesday to reach an agreement that would allow three of Kasem’s adult children to visit their father.
Kasem’s children have said they are being blocked from seeing their father by their father’s wife, Jean. Marshall Grossman, an attorney for Jean Kasem, says a proposal for visits by the children has been rejected, but they will work to reach an agreement.
Court records state Kasem is suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease.
The 81-year-old gained fame with his radio music countdown shows, “American Top 40” and “Casey’s Top 40,” and was also the voice of Shaggy in the cartoon “Scooby Doo.”
Associated Press
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