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 anchor Peter Jennings passed away and one of his replacements, Bob Woodruff, was severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Eventually the other replacement for Jennings, Elizabeth Vargas, who was in effect sole anchor as Woodruff was out of the running, was replaced by Charles Gibson. He retired after three years as anchor of the program and was succeeded by Diane Sawyer. This theme is fifteen seconds shorter than the previous versions of the theme. Kalehoff compressed the front part, giving the theme a more urgent sound.
Edd Kalehoff – World News Tonight theme
Edd Kalehoff – World News Tonight 2000 – 2008 headline bed
In 2008 they started using a different headline bed that lasted for about a year. The program had dropped the ‘Tonight’ from its name, simply calling itself ‘World News’.
Edd Kalehoff – World News 2007 – 2009 headline bed
And finally, this is the headline bed that ABC World News used from 2009 to 2012. It is derived from ABC’s election theme at the time. The music composed by VideoHelper made its on air debut just a few months before Charles Gibson left the anchor chair.
VideoHelper – World News 2009 – 2012 headline bed
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I forgot about something, ABC News picked up the dual anchor format in 2005 through World News Tonight when Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas took on the reins as the anchors, the dual anchor previously was utilized by its competitor CBS News through the CBS Evening News from 1993-1995.
Sorry, I’ll correct it, I forgot about something, ABC News picked up the dual anchor format in 2005 through World News Tonight when Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas took on the reins as the anchors, the dual anchor format was previously utilized by its competitor CBS News through the CBS Evening News from 1993-1995.
Sorry, I’ll correct it, I forgot about something, ABC News picked up the dual anchor format in January of 2006 through World News Tonight when Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas took on the reins as the anchors, the dual anchor format was previously utilized by its competitor CBS News through the CBS Evening News from 1993-1995.
The headline bed debuted around 2007, not 2008.
Also, I was referring to the third and final headline bed Edd Kalehoff did for ABC World News Tonight (known as ABC World News) and it’s derived from the 2000 ABC World News Tonight theme music.
Fixed it!
Also, that headline bed was used for two years.
Correction: The headline bed debuted around 2006, not 2008.
Victor, you haven’t fixed it yet.
I forgot that Charles Gibson always refer to his first name as Charlie.
As for the 2000 headline bed, that headline bed was used until 2007, also, the ABC News jingle pretty much took a page from the unused 2000 ABC World News Tonight theme music.
Do you have a handful of music that Edd Kalehoff wrote for the bumpers used on World News Tonight?
I was referring to those ones from 2000.
No, I don’t
Sorry.
The 2000 headline bed was actually composed by VideoHelper because the instrumentation is similar to the unused 2000 theme which VideoHelper did.
You haven’t replied yet Victor.
Scratch that, I was wrong, I’m sorry.
Charlie Gibson begin anchoring World News Tonight four night a week (Monday-Thursday) on May 29, 2006 before expanding to Fridays in July of that year when World News Tonight became World News with Charles Gibson.