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“Dateline NBC” 1994 – 2005 Theme

Dateline / NBC News August 16, 1994 admin
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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 the history of news magazines. It debuted around the time Dateline moved to a new studio. Initially, the show was broadcast from the set of NBC Nightly News. However, when Today relocated to its current street-side studio, Dateline took over their former studio on the third floor of Rockefeller Center. For much of the period this theme was used, Stone Phillips and Jane Pauley co-anchored the program. After Pauley left the program in 2003, Ann Curry joined as a co-host in 2005.

Michael Karp – Dateline theme
https://www.networknewsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/1994/08/nbcdl94-1.mp3
Michael Karp – Dateline bumpers
https://www.networknewsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/1994/08/nbcdl94b3.mp3 https://www.networknewsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/1994/08/nbcdl94b2.mp3 https://www.networknewsmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/1994/08/nbcdl94b.mp3

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