B. J. Leiderman

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Bernard Jay Leiderman [1] (born February 14, 1956) [2] 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 . [3] [4]

Leiderman attended Virginia Tech, but dropped out and became a stage actor, then a cameraman at WTAR-TV (now WTKR) in Norfolk, Virginia. [2] He later studied broadcast journalism at American University in Washington, D.C. [2] 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. [5]

As of 2013, Leiderman lived in Swannanoa, North Carolina. [4] He produced his debut album BJ (2017), featuring The Randall Bramblett Band and Béla Fleck. [6] [7]

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