NBC News at Sunrise
| NBC News at Sunrise | |
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| Genre | News program |
| Presented by |
Connie Chung (1983–86) Bob Jamieson (1986–87) Deborah Norville (1987–89)</small Faith Daniels (1989–91) Ann Curry (1991–96) Linda Vester (1996–98) Brigitte Quinn (1998–99) |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Opening theme | "The Mission" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 16 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | GE Building, 30 Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | NBC News Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | August 1983 – September 6, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Early Today (1999–present) |
NBC News at Sunrise is an American early morning television news program that aired on NBC from 1983 to 1999. The program featured the top news headlines of the morning, sports and weather reports, and business segments. Many of the program's anchors also appeared on NBC's morning news program Today.
NBC News at Sunrise debuted in August 1983, with Connie Chung as its main anchor and Joe Witte serving as weather anchor. The program replaced Early Today as NBC's early morning news program, that program debuted in July 1982 and was hosted by Today anchors Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley and Willard Scott. Viewership for Early Today had been lagging behind those of the two competing early-morning newscasts on ABC and CBS, and at the same time, the flagship Today program had lost viewers. Chung was hired to replace Gumbel and Pauley, who returned to full-time duty at Today. When Sunrise debuted in 1983, the program ran in most markets at 6:30 a.m., because few television stations at the time carried early morning local newscasts.
In the late 1980s, NBC News at Sunrise consisted of six segments during the half-hour broadcast, leading off with a segment of national and international news headlines. The second segment was a summary of the previous day's sports scores and headlines, anchored by a personality from NBC Sports; Don Gould, Jimmy Cefalo and Don Criqui were among those who filled this duty. The third segment featured a national weather forecast provided by Witte. A five-minute local news cutaway aired as the fourth segment. Some NBC affiliates filled the slot with a local newscast; Sunrise filled the time with "Another Look," a rerun of a story that ran on the previous edition of NBC Nightly News. In the fifth segment, the anchor gave a recap of the top news headlines and interviewed a business analyst; Alan Abelson of Barron's magazine was a frequent guest. Before the last commercial break, graphics highlighted the previous day's ten most active stocks on the . In the final segment, Joe Witte offered a second weather forecast. In the summer months, a regular feature was "Sun and Swim," a look at air and water temperatures in U.S. beach communities. In the fall, Witte often did a "Foliage" report. In late fall and winter, Witte provided a "Ski Report," providing information on skiing conditions at various U.S. resorts. Also in the final segment, the Sunrise anchor introduced a Today anchor, usually Bryant Gumbel, who provided a preview of the upcoming Today program. In the 1980s, Sunrise used a different cut of the John Williams-composed NBC News theme "The Mission" than that used on NBC Nightly News.
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