“This Week” 2002 – 2003 Theme
In 2002 George Stephanopolous was named moderator of This Week. Stephanopolous is a former Clinton communications aid who frequently helped prepare members of the Clinton administration...
News music
“CBS Radio News” 2001 – 2018 Sounder
At the top of each hour, listeners of more than a thousand radio stations across the United States get a news update from CBS News. The...
“More Americans get their news from…” Music
This is the piece of music that was used in the early 2000s after each ABC News program to remind us that more and more people...
“20/20” 2001 – 2004 Theme
This theme, composed by VideoHelper, has an interesting story. It both started and ended its run on air as a promo for ABC’s evening newscast. While it...
“World News Now” 2001 – 2004 Theme
As an overnight newscast, the tone of World News Now can be more relaxed, casual and lighthearted. This theme, composed by JOEDtracks, reflects that. It was...
“Campaign 2000” Theme
This theme was used during the last elections that Dan Rather covered for CBS, 2000, 2002 and 2004. It’s composed by Michael Colina, who had done...
“ABC 2000” Theme
To celebrate the start of the year 2000, ABC News sent reporters to notable places in every time zone to cover New Years celebrations. It was...
“Primetime Thursday” 2000 – 2004 Theme
In 1998 Primetime Live disappeared in name but stayed around in spirit, only to make a full comeback as Primetime Thursday in 2000. All of ABC’s...
“20/20” 2000 – 2001 Theme
In the fall of 2000 the Barbara Walters news magazine was given a totally new theme for the first in its history. Previously they had used...
“World News Tonight” 2000 – 2012 theme
This is the version of the World News theme by Edd Kalehoff that was used in a period during which the broadcast underwent significant changes. Longtime...
“World News Tonight” 2000 Open (Unused)
This theme was supposed to debut when World News Tonight premiered its new graphics in 2000. It didn’t. While Peter Jennings, then-executive producer Paul Slavin, and...
“Seven News” (Australia) 1999 – 2004 Theme
Seven News in Australia uses this contemporary remix of John Williams’ The Mission. In terms of branding, Seven News has always been closely aligned with NBC...
“Later Today” Theme
Later Today was the second installment of the Today franchise that was created in 1999. It aired at 9 a.m. (in most markets), right after the...
“Early Today” 1999 – 2004 Theme
In 1999 NBC replaced the long running News at Sunrise with Early Today, seeking to extend the strong Today-brand. This is not the first time that...
“The Early Show” 1999 – 2002 Theme
On November 1, 1999 a new morning show debuted on CBS: The Early Show. The name was chosen to reflect that it should be considered a...