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CBS News Sunday Morning
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The Theme Song
The trumpet fanfare is called "Abblasen" and is attributed to Gottfried Reiche. For almost 20 years, CBS News Sunday Morning used a recording by Don Smithers, who played on an eight-foot baroque trumpet.
CBS News Sunday Morning chose to retire the old, scratchy vinyl phonograph version in favor of a new, clearer, high-tech recording. This was provided by Doc Severinsen, the former music director of NBC's "Tonight Show," who performed the theme on a specially fabricated four-valve piccolo trumpet. Famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis later recorded another version of the theme, also on a piccolo trumpet, which is currently in use.
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About Our Sun Images
The sun images that appear between some of our segments come from a variety of sources. One face might peek out at a producer visiting a flea market, while another golden orb may be found staring stonily from an ancient Egyptian vase in a museum. Some of the images show up in the mail; some are produced by more local artists. The face in the CBS News Sunday Morning logo, along with some of the other sun images shown during the show, are inspired by an out-of-print book entitled The Sun in Art.
Our director keeps a file of images to choose from as he works on constructing the show each week. As many viewers have observed, the suns' faces often reflect moods and ideas expressed during the program.
Since we don't own the rights to many of the suns we use, it's not possible for us to publish any books, photographs, or other material representing them. Many of the images are so interesting and beautiful, viewers ask to see them collected to look at more carefully. But for now, our images remain as transient and temporary as real sunrises and sunsets, meant to be appreciated in the moment.
Photos of sun artwork can be directed to:
Jessica Frank
CBS News Sunday Morning
524 West 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
Who We Are
Anchor
Charles Osgood
Correspondents
Rita Braver
Bill Geist
Tracy Smith
Martha Teichner
Serena Altschul
Executive Producer
Rand Morrison
Directed by
William M. Brady
Senior Broadcast Producer
Estelle Popkin
Senior Producer
Gavin Boyle
Producers
John D'Amelio
Ed Forgotson, Jr.
Steve Glauber
Alan Golds
Peter Goodman
Brian M. Healy
Judith Hole
Cathy Lewis
Kay Lim
Sandra Malyszka LoPiccolo
Andy Merlis
Reid Orvedahl
Mary Raffalli
Amy Rosner
Jason Sacca
Douglas W. Smith
Mary Lou Teel
Amiel Weisfogel
Writer
Thomas A. Harris
Supervising Editor
Robin Skeete
Editors
David Bhagat
Remington Korper
Patrick Lee
Maria Nicoletti
Carol Ross
David Small
Location Camera
Mike Hernandez
Broadcast Associate Directors
Bernard Rozenberg
Jessica Frank
Entertainment Editor
Ramon Parkins
Associate Producers
Anthony Laudato
Jon Carras
Broadcast Graphic Designer
Bob Pook
Associate Directors
Kate D'Arcy Coleman
Catherine Liberatore Kay
Jeffrey Boyd Salgo
Patty Smith
Planning Producer
Robin Sanders
Newswriter
Gail Lee
Contributing Producer
Mark Sturchio
Unit Manager
Bernard Seabrooks
Operations Managers
Rich Pinter
Jesse Rineer
Cliff Vreeland
Production Designers
Victor Paganuzzi
Debra Bryant
Production Staff
Amol Mhatre
David Rothman
Meggie Miao
Broadcast Promotion
Jennifer Farley
Aimee Kreger-Brooks
Amy Ritter
Broadcast Researcher
Cryder Bankes
Technical Director
Louis Fernandez
Audio
Tom Jimenez
Jay Judell
Video/Colorists
Mark C. Ogden
John Binninger
Lighting Director
Leonard Mancini, Jr.
Studio Cameras
Allen Brown
Kevin Cavallini
Dan Flaherty
Stage Managers
Charlene Harrington
Rose Riggins
Electronic Display
David Weiss
Electronic Graphics
Vince Finocchiaro
Audio Assist
Jim Whittier
Post Production Editors
Daniel Ferraro
Gary Moore
Videotape Editors
Trustum Devoe
Jeff Laing
Ted Lewandowski
Doug Manley
Paul Mueller
Joe Palumbo, Jr.
Al Stiney
Stage Crew
Eddie Arastiqueti
Joseph R. Bruck
Richie Cowen
Dominick DeGeorge
Thomas J. Gorey
Herman Rivera
Bobby Tranchida
Meteorologist
George Cullen
Make-up
Riccie Johnson
Teleprompter
Robert Cauttero
Scenic Artists
Judy Juracek
Mark Prouse
Virginia Dancy Webb
Animation Camera
Larry Des Gaines
Smoke Artist
John Molloy
Set Decorator
Al DeLuca
Sunday Morning performed by Wynton Marsalis
Contact Information
ADDRESS:
CBS News Sunday Morning
Box O (for Osgood)
524 West 57th St.
New York, NY 10019
E-MAIL: sundays@cbsnews.com
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