B. J. Leiderman

BJ Leiderman (born February 14, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American composer and songwriter. His best-known works are his theme music compositions for public radio programs, including National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Science Friday, and American Public Media's Marketplace.[1]

Leiderman's Morning Edition theme music was used for 40 years, from the show's first broadcast on November 5, 1979 until May 3, 2019.[2]

Leiderman lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where he produced his debut album, BJ (2017) featuring The Randall Bramblett Band and Béla Fleck.[3][4]

References

"BJ Leiderman video montage of his themes for NPR" on YouTube
Niraj Chokshi, NPR's 'Morning Edition' Changes Its Tune After 40 Years, New York Times (May 6, 2019).
"BJ [Explicit] by BJ Leiderman". Amazon Music. Amazon.com. May 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
"BJ Leiderman". BJ Leiderman. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

External links

Home page
"Composing For National Public Radio: A Conversation With BJ Leiderman" - KPBS, March 29, 2011 by Angela Carone, Jocelyn Maggard, Maureen Cavanaugh
...who composed "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!"'s theme music?

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