Watermark Inc. was a radio syndication company that was founded in 1969 by
Tom Rounds
Tom Rounds (June 6, 1936 – June 1, 2014) was an American commercial broadcasting, radio broadcasting executive, founder and chief executive officer of Radio Express in Burbank, California.
Biography
Early years
After first entering the broadca ...
and
Ron Jacobs. Watermark's best known programs were ''
American Top 40
''American Top 40'' (previously abbreviated to ''AT40'') is an internationally syndicated, independent song countdown radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds, and Ron Jacobs. The program is currently hosted by Ryan Sea ...
'' and its spinoff ''
American Country Countdown
''American Country Countdown'', also known as ''ACC'', is a weekly internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 40 country songs of the previous week, from No. 40 to No. 1, according to the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay ch ...
''. Both shows were created by
Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio personality, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably ''American Top 40''. He was the first actor to voice No ...
and
Don Bustany
Donald S. Bustany (August 10, 1928 – April 23, 2018) was an American radio and television broadcaster.
Biography
Bustany was born in Detroit to Lebanese-American parents. He and radio host/voice actor Casey Kasem were childhood friends, and la ...
.
Watermark also syndicated other shows including ''The
Robert W. Morgan
Robert Wilbur Morgan (July 23, 1937 – May 22, 1998) was an American radio personality best known for his work at several stations in Los Angeles, California, in particular KHJ-AM.
Morgan also did morning drive at KMPC-AM, KIQQ-FM and KMGG- ...
Special of the Week'', ''
Alien Worlds
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'', ''Soundtrack of the 60's'' (hosted by "
Murray the K
Murray Kaufman (February 14, 1922 – February 21, 1982), professionally known as Murray the K, was an influential New York City rock and roll impresario and disc jockey of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. During the early days of Beatlemania, he freque ...
" from 1980 to