Music Monday: The NPR Morning Edition theme is changing

Posted By RichC on May 6, 2019

Although I haven’t listed to NPR’s Morning Edition for a long time, I am sad to see their old theme give way to a new supposedly fresher version. You be the judge.

New Theme:

Here’s the old theme:

Old NPR Morning Edition Theme (mp3) | recording from 2006

Categories: Audio, Music, News
Tags: change, morning edition, mp3, music monday, musicmonday, npr, songs, theme

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