“48 Hours” 1996 – 1997 Theme
This theme is composed by Edd Kalehoff and used on 48 Hours for about a year. When they started to use this theme, 48 Hours dropped...
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“CBS This Morning” 1996 – 1999 Theme
After Harry Smith and Paula Zahn left CBS This Morning, the show was revamped. Its new main anchors were the former weather and news anchors, Mark...
“The ’96 Vote” Theme
From a horse race perspective the 1996 presidential election was a bore. The minute that primary season was over, President Clinton seemed to be cruising to reelection, beating...
“The News with Brian Williams” 1996 – 1998 Theme
The News with Brian Williams was MSNBC’s signature news program, intended for viewers who missed NBC Nightly News. Shelly Palmer composed the musical identification package for...
“More Americans…” 1996 – 1999 Tag
This was used for three years during the 1990s after ABC News broadcasts. I am not sure who the composer is, but Score Productions seems likely...
“ABC News Radio” Current Theme
This is the sounder used for the hourly news updates from ABC News Radio since 1995. ABC’s newscasts are fed to more than 2,000 stations across the nation....
“Eye to Eye” 1994 – 1995 Theme
Eye to Eye got Connie Chung and CBS in a lot of trouble, which led to Chung’s exit at CBS. When Chung interviewed the mother of...
“Dateline NBC” 1994 – 2005 Theme
In 1994, Dateline NBC commissioned composer Michael Karp to create a new theme for the program. The result was one of the most iconic themes in...
“CBS News” 1994 – 1995 Tag
And this is another CBS News experience tag. It is composed by Peter Fish. Fish has written a lot of promotional music for CBS News. Peter...
“Turning Point” Theme
Turning Point was an ABC news magazine that would feature one topic, such as a historical event of significance. It was anchored by alternating stars: Barbara...
“Eye to Eye” 1993 – 1994 Theme
Eye to Eye was the third Connie Chung news magazine at CBS. It was essentially a retooled version of Face to Face with Connie Chung. While...
“Face the Nation” 1991 – 2002 Theme
Face the Nation is one of the longest running programs on television. At thirty minutes in length until 2012, it was the shortest of the Sunday...
“20/20” 1993 – 1998 Theme
“From ABC News around the world and into your home, the stories that touch your life. With Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters, this is 20/20.” That’s...
“This Week” 1993 – 2002 Theme
Co-moderators Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts replaced David Brinkley. They were familiar to the show’s audience, as both were frequent panelists in the Brinkley-era. Sam and Cokie’s...
“Day One” 1993 – 1995 Theme
News magazines are like fashion accessories: one day they are hot; the next they aren’t. And when they are hot, there is no escaping them. They...