She also hosts and helps produce a weekly regional WPR program, Newsmakers. It was unveiled in the mid-1960s.

The song we use today is a newer arrangement of the second ATC theme Voegeli composed back in 1976.

MCCOLLUM: Don Voegeli was WHA's in-house composer, as his son Jim explains. NIGEL O'SHEA, BYLINE: And he's standing in front of this impressive bank of synthesizers. NAUNAS: There was a list of the different pieces that were going up. Call or … MCCOLLUM: Don Voegeli made his music available for free to stations throughout the public radio system. MCCOLLUM: In the final decade of his career, Jim's father transitioned to synthesizers.

But when we looked more closely... MCCOLLUM: ...We struck out again.

MCCOLLUM: For Naunas, owning two of Voegeli's synthesizers is really special. For decades, Tom Naunas worked as a music composer and sound designer for WHA-TV, now known as PBS Wisconsin. Well, reporter Maureen McCollum is just one of many Wisconsin Public Radio staffers who've been wondering what happened to them. Here he is in 2002. MCCOLLUM: The school has a Moog stashed in storage. You know the melody; now, we want you to come up with the words. MCCOLLUM: They were auctioned off in 1982, and we can't find records of them anywhere.

His original sounded like this.

MCCOLLUM: We heard a rumor that Voegeli's Moog went to the University of Wisconsin's School of Music. It is broadcast live on NPR affiliated stations in the United States, and worldwide through several different outlets, formerly including the NPR Berlin station in Germany. MCCOLLUM: Don Voegeli made his music available for free to stations throughout the public radio system. He came to the WBFO studios to play some songs and talk to Nick Lippa about chiptune music, including a fully chiptune version of the "All Things Considered" theme. KELLY: When Voegeli retired in the 1980s, the synthesizers that made those iconic sounds were sold off.

MCCOLLUM: The Putney is the nickname given to Electronic Music Studio's VCS 3.

It was unveiled in the mid-1960s.

Where did they go? Nigel O'Shea would like to see a return to that era. To see more, visit.

MAUREEN MCCOLLUM, BYLINE: There's a photo of Don Voegeli hanging up in Wisconsin Public Radio's hallway.

I am indebted to him, really.

You can hear the multiple versions in the podcast at this page . Previously hosted by Bob Edwards from its inception until the show was retooled for a two-anchor format in 2004 with the introduction of Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne.
It is broadcast live on NPR affiliated stations in the United States, and worldwide through several different outlets, formerly including the NPR Berlin station in Germany. But O'Shea and I knew we were looking for at least five synthesizers, including a Moog and a Putney. So these synthesizers are important in the history of public radio. I am indebted to him, really.

So she went looking. But O'Shea and I knew we were looking for at least five synthesizers, including a Moog and a Putney.

MCCOLLUM: And maybe even, if we can find them, on some of Don Voegeli's other synthesizers. Don Voegeli wrote the original theme for All Things Considered on a Putney synthesizer. NIGEL O'SHEA, BYLINE: And he's standing in front of this impressive bank of synthesizers.

Interestingly, after Voegeli took his composition to "the best arrangers in Hollywood" for revamping, it took on a slightly different melody which perfectly mirrors the strange tune sung by a girl in the 1945 movie "Murder, He Says" . NAUNAS: When I think about his classic tune - doo, doo, doo, doo (ph) - having heard that and then going and meeting the man who had created it and seeing where he had created it - it was inspirational. His original sounded like this. MCCOLLUM: The Putney is the nickname given to Electronic Music Studio's VCS 3.

All Things Considered is asking listeners to submit their lyrics for our theme music.

MCCOLLUM: For Naunas, owning two of Voegeli's synthesizers is really special.

Maureen McCollum is a Wisconsin Public Radio reporter based in La Crosse covering a variety of topics in the southwest region of the state. MCCOLLUM: In the final decade of his career, Jim's father transitioned to synthesizers.

MCCOLLUM: And maybe even, if we can find them, on some of Don Voegeli's other synthesizers.

TOM NAUNAS: This is my electronic music studio. MCCOLLUM: The school has a Moog stashed in storage. (SOUNDBITE OF DON VOEGELI'S "ORIGINAL THEME TO ALL THINGS CONSIDERED"). O'SHEA: I just kind of hope that maybe in the radio community, we can get back to that DIY or self-made kind of model where we're not looking for canned, already produced stuff, but we're actually making it ourselves. A … He played the organ interstitials in studio A. This wasn't Voegeli's Moog. When he retired in 1982, all his synths were auctioned off. MCCOLLUM: Naunas says Voegeli paved the way for him to have a meaningful dream job - creating music for public broadcasting. A pervasive rumor among NPR employees holds that All Things Considered will be the next to get a musical refresh. Copyright 2020 Wisconsin Public Radio. All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: But I don't have any of his stuff.

Morning Edition and All Things Considered are among the highest rated public radio shows.

Nigel O'Shea would like to see a return to that era. KELLY: When Voegeli retired in the 1980s, the synthesizers that made those iconic sounds were sold off.

JIM VOEGELI: He produced lots of music over five decades.

MCCOLLUM: Naunas bid about $300 on two synthesizers.

WBFO's Nick Lippa talks with Danimal Cannon about what chiptune is and how he formed a band with two Game Boys and a guitar, Armed with Game Boys and a guitar, chiptune artist Danimal Cannon mixes Mario with Metallica.

He got small ensembles to play for College of the Air and School of the Air productions, some of which were nationally distributed.

So it was a silent auction.

Next, we were looking for the Moog.

This is what I got. It was the first news program on NPR, premiering on May 3, 1971. What do you get when you mix two Game Boys, a guitar and a composer inspired by bands like Metallica? For NPR News, I'm Maureen McCollum in Madison, Wis. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Then we found someone who participated in the auction in which Voegeli's synthesizers were sold off after he retired.

MCCOLLUM: Don Voegeli composed the first ALL THINGS CONSIDERED theme on the Putney.

He's dressed in a dapper plaid jacket in his studio just down the hall from my office.

If that show’s theme is replaced wholesale, it will mark an even greater loss. ", (SOUNDBITE OF THE BEATLES SONG, "MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER"). A …

He remembers getting a rundown of what was to be auctioned off.

MCCOLLUM: A dead end.

All Things Considered and Morning Edition were the highest rated public … BRIAN: This is one of the original earliest Moog synthesizers. We heard a rumor that it had been purchased by someone in Madison. Through presidential elections, stock market crashes and, yes, even global pandemics, one thing has remained constant in the public radio world.
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VOEGELI: It was kind of the cutting-edge sound of its time. Where did they go? Montagne left the show in 2016, and was replaced by Rachel Martin. He remembers getting a rundown of what was to be auctioned off. The theme song for the NPR show "All Things Considered" is based on a 1974 composition by Don Voegeli. Where Are The Deepfakes In This Presidential Election.

So it was a silent auction. ", (SOUNDBITE OF THE BEATLES SONG, "MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER"). This portable rig was created in the late 1960s and beloved by many bands, perhaps most famously The Who and Pink Floyd.

JIM VOEGELI: He produced lots of music over five decades.

NAUNAS: The winners were announced. MCCOLLUM: Naunas says Voegeli paved the way for him to have a meaningful dream job - creating music for public broadcasting. Well, reporter Maureen McCollum is just one of many Wisconsin Public Radio staffers who've been wondering what happened to them.

Then we found someone who participated in the auction in which Voegeli's synthesizers were sold off after he retired.

For NPR News, I'm Maureen McCollum in Madison, Wis. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. He Wrote The 'All Things Considered' Theme. All Things Considered (ATC) is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR).

MCCOLLUM: A dead end. Next, we were looking for the Moog. He's dressed in a dapper plaid jacket in his studio just down the hall from my office.

This wasn't Voegeli's Moog. This portable rig was created in the late 1960s and beloved by many bands, perhaps most famously The Who and Pink Floyd. MAUREEN MCCOLLUM, BYLINE: There's a photo of Don Voegeli hanging up in Wisconsin Public Radio's hallway. One of its most famous early appearances was on the Beatles' "Abbey Road. VOEGELI: It was kind of the cutting-edge sound of its time.

MCCOLLUM: We heard a rumor that Voegeli's Moog went to the University of Wisconsin's School of Music.

BRIAN: This is one of the original earliest Moog synthesizers. We heard a rumor that it had been purchased by someone in Madison. (SOUNDBITE OF DON VOEGELI'S "ORIGINAL THEME TO ALL THINGS CONSIDERED"). With Races Canceled, Runners Take To The Trails To Set Records, Ireland Lacrosse Bows Out Of 2022 World Games So Iroquois Nationals Can Play, 'Overlooked': Asian American Jobless Rate Surges But Few Take Notice.

MCCOLLUM: That's Nigel O'Shea, a technical director at WPR who passes that photo nearly every day. TOM NAUNAS: This is my electronic music studio.

MCCOLLUM: That's Nigel O'Shea, a technical director at WPR who passes that photo nearly every day. This theme was made in 1995, when trombonist and composer Wycliffe Gordon retooled Don Voegeli’s original 1971 theme. The current theme for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered evening news program. KELLY: The ALL THINGS CONSIDERED theme - it was written in 1971 by Don Voegeli, the longtime music director at WHA, which would go on to become Wisconsin Public Radio.