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"Adding Pop Music to News Programs is a Growing Trend and a Bad Mix"
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series
From: Paul Fischer
Length: 00:58:25
Network News shows are now using songs during newscasts..and often the results are unintended commentary and professional journalism suffers. This program cites examples and presents an overview of the strange history of music and news. This is a stand alone episode of the series " What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" from Paul Fischer, former CBS News veteran who has now returned to his roots in public radio.
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Related Pieces
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Here is the News | Electric Light Orchestra | Time. | Jet | 2001 | 02:12 |
| Silent Night/7 o'Clock News | Simon and Garfunkel | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Time. | Columbia | 2001 | 01:38 |
| Taking Care of Business | Bachman Turner Overdrive | BTO's Greatest Hits. | Universal | 1988 | 01:27 |
| You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | Bachman Turner Overdrive | BTO's Greatest Hits. | Universal | 1988 | 01:30 |
| Ohio | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young | So Far. | Atlantic | 1974 | 01:35 |
| My City Was Gone | The Pretenders | The Best of The Pretenders. | Rhino/Warner | 2009 | 04:20 |
| Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta | Bela Bartok/RIAS Symphony Orchestra | Music for Strings, Percussion and Celsta. | Deutsche Grammaphone | 1954 | 02:00 |
| Khachaturian's 2nd Symphony | Aram Khachaturian/ NBC Syphony Orchestra | Khachaturian's 2nd Symphony. | RCA | 1962 | 01:00 |
| Beethoven's 9th Symphony | Beethoven/ NY Philharmonic | Ode to Freedom: Bernstein in Berlin. | Deutsche Grammaphone | 1990 | 01:00 |
| Get Back | The Beatles | Let It Be. | Apple | 1970 | 03:00 |
| Space is Only Noise If You Can See It | Nicolas Jarr | Space is Only Noise If You Cann See It. | Clown and Sunset | 2011 | 05:44 |
| Rainbow In A Curved Air | Terry Riley | Rainbow In A Curved Air. | CBS | 1969 | 09:00 |
| She's a Rainbow | TheRolling Stones | Singles Collection. | Universal | 2011 | 04:13 |
| Colour My World | Petula Clark | The Ultimate Petula Clark. | BMG | 2003 | 02:48 |
| Bright Lights Bigger City | Ceelo Green | The Lady Killer. | Elektra | 2011 | 03:38 |
| Magic | Olivia Newton-John | The Essential Collection. | Geffen | 1992 | 04:31 |
| Night in the City | Joni Mitchell | Song To A Seagull. | Reprise | 1968 | 02:30 |
| Capitol City | Wilco | The Whole Love. | dBpm | 2011 | 03:59 |
| Downtown | Petula Clark | The Ultimate Petula Clark. | BMG | 2003 | 03:05 |
| Revenge (Radio Ediit) | DangerMouse/Sparklehorse ft. Wayne Coyne | Dark Night of the Soul. | Capitol | 2010 | 04:54 |
| When The Music's Over (Excerpt) | The Doors | Strange Days: 40th Anniversary . | Elektra | 2007 | 00:25 |
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