(ABC Early Evening, 1953 - Present)
[Although a weekly news summary was seen as early as 1950, and
a flashier effort called "All-Star News" was attempted in 1951,
it wasn't until 1953 that nightly evening news broadcasts began
on the third network...
"ABC News" a 15-minute newscast
hosted by John Charles Daly,
Fall, 1953 - Dec. 1960;
"ABC News" a 15-minute newscast
with various anchormen including
John Cameron Swayze -- previously with NBC --
and Bill Shadel;
Dec. 1960 - March, 1962;
"ABC News" a 15-minute newscast
hosted by Ron Cochran -- previously with CBS,
March, 1962 - Jan. 1965;
"Peter Jennings & The News" a 15-minute newscast
hosted by Peter Jennings -- his first stint,
Jan. 1965 - Oct. 1967;
"Peter Jennings & The News" expanded to a 30-minute newscast
hosted by Peter Jennings,
Jan. 1965 - Oct., 1967;
"ABC News"
with Bob Young,
Oct. 1967 - May, 1968;
"ABC News"
with Frank Reynolds,
May, 1968 - May, 1969;
"ABC News"
with Frank Reynolds and Howard K. Smith,
May, 1969 - Dec. 1970;
"ABC News"
with Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith,
Dec. 1970 - Oct. 1976;
"ABC News"
with Harry Reasoner and Barbara Walters,
Oct. 1976 - July, 1978;
"ABC World News Tonight"
with anchors in New York, Washington, Chicago, and London
July, 1978 - Sep. 1983;
"ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings" --
aka: "ABC News Tonight with Peter Jennings" --
his second stint
Sep. 1983 - present.]
[Theme and composer credit in "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory"
by Craig Patillo]
Composer: Robert W. ("Bob") Cobert (ASCAP/BMI)
Original Publisher: [not found in ASCAP or BMI]
2000 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP or BMI]
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[verified on an AirCheck of the ABC News Opening from 1976;
writer uses the professional name "J. Scott" on some recordings]
Composer: John Scott (British PRS/ASCAP)
[professional name of Patrick John O'Hara Scott]
1978 Publisher: Emil Ascher, Inc. (ASCAP)
2001 Publisher: KPM Music Division (ASCAP)
Composition Date: circa 1974
US Copyright Date:
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Recording:
LP from the "KPM Recorded Music Library (British)
"Active Open Air Themes for Full Orchestra"
KPM 1138 Side A, Track 1
Composers: Billy Arnell (BMI), and
Stephen ("Steve") Loeb (ASCAP)
1978 Publisher: [not found in ASCAP Performance Index, 1978]
2000 Publisher: ABC Circle Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o ABC Television,
of New York, NY
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[aka: "ABC World News Theme",
original title filed for copyright was:
"ABC World News Motif Number 1 and 1a"]
[the same melodic motif has been adapted and arranged as
THEMEs for "ABC 20/20", and "ABC News Nightline" and
the Sunday news magazine, "ABC News This Week".
This work credited to Scheinert is sometimes in BMI as a work by
Bob Israel, president of the NY Production house "Score Productions";
Perhaps Israel used the ALIAS of Scheinert for some reason, or if
there was a motif Lillian Scheinert wrote he expanded on it.]
Composer: Lillian Scheinert (BMI)
[alias of Robert Arnold Israel]
Original Publisher: ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc. (BMI)
2000 Publisher: ABC Circle Music, Inc. (BMI)
c/o ABC Television,
of New York, NY
[as "ABC World News Motif Number 1 and 1a"]:
Copyright Date: Sep. 5, 1978; PAu-68-717.
Renewal Date:
[as "ABC World News Theme"]:
Copyright Date: April 15, 1981; PAu 299-906.
Renewal Date:
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