“NBC Nightly News” 1983 – 1985

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This electronic theme was used to open nearly all NBC News programs of the era, including Nightly News, Meet the Press, NBC News Digest, and NBC White Paper, a documentary series. Even Today wasn’t exempt from this early attempt at corporate branding. However, after a few weeks, that show returned to its beloved Ray Ellis theme. The only program given its own unique music during this time was the newly launched NBC News at Sunrise.

The rotating globe graphics that accompanied the music became iconic, though not for the right reasons. Many viewers noticed what seemed to be a mistake—Earth appeared to be spinning in the wrong direction. In reality, NBC intended for it to simulate the view from a spacecraft as it passed over the planet. Ultimately, NBC relented and, in 1984, reversed the globe’s rotation.

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