The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection focusing the radio show American Top 40 (AT40). This collection, generously donated by radio historian Pete Battistini, highlights the two men who built AT40 and share a connection to Wayne State: Casey Kasem (B.S.Ed. ’58), who hosted AT40 from 1970 to 2004, and Don Bustany (B.A. ’51), the show’s co-creator and producer.

For more about this gift, please visit: https://library.wayne.edu/blog/2026/06/30/wayne-state-acquires-casey-kas....

Claire Cirocco received a 2026 Ronald Raven Annual Award, a scholarship providing a tuition stipend, and a 135-hour internship in the Wayne State University Archives. At the end of her internship, Claire wrote this summary of her experience.

Raven Award Intern Blog Post

Beginning my journey in the Master of Library and Information Science program in the fall of 2024, I was determined to pursue a career in archives and initially set my sights on specializing in maintaining audiovisual collections. I have since been granted several amazing opportunities to gain hands-on experience processing both manuscript and audiovisual collections and have expanded my knowledge of the workflows and procedures necessary for long-term preservation of these types of materials.  read more »

The Walter P. Reuther Library is proud to announce the 100th episode of its podcast, Tales from the Reuther Library.  read more »