Earle Hagen's Theme Songs Made TV History

from National Public Radio

The man who wrote TV theme songs for The Andy Griffith Show, I Spy and The Mod Squad has died. Earle Hagen, a former big-band trombonist, also wrote the jazz standard "Harlem Nocturne." He was 88.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 28, 2008