From Deseret News archives:
Harmonious milestone for Tabernacle Choir
4,000th broadcast includes video tribute, national accolades
Now in its 77th year, "Music and the Spoken Word" is the longest continuous program in broadcast history, heard every Sunday from "the crossroads of the West," and periodically, from other venues worldwide when the 360-voice choir is on tour.
The choir's first performance on July 15, 1929, featured narration by Richard L. Evans, then just 24, who went on to become the first voice of the program, with "simple eloquence, common sense and uncommon wisdom," Osgood said.
Lloyd Newell now provides narration for the program as director Craig Jessop leads the choir, with assistance from composer and arranger Mack Wilberg.
The president honored the choir in 2003 with the nation's highest award for artistic achievement, the National Medal for the Arts. "You have brought music and inspiration to generations of Americans, and I wish you continued success in the future," he said.
"This longevity is well-deserved because of the high quality of the choir's performances. With each passing year, 'Music and the Spoken Word' has grown ever better. May all that has occurred in the past be but prelude to an even greater future."
Following the choir's history-making broadcast, President Hinckley joined U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and others in addressing the musicians and those assembled in the Conference Center, praising all those who have contributed to the program's success through the years.
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