Hear David Noeth’s milestone opening.
Listen to the complete two-minute opening and read the as-aired transcript from this singular Sunday Sunrise broadcast.
Nine Sunday mornings, recorded off the air. David Noeth's opening is a small liturgy — the same words, the same cadence, week after week. But a handful of things change every time: the clock, the date, the sunrise and sunset, how much the day has grown or shrunk, and the musical he's featuring. This is that ritual, laid bare. Pick a Sunday and press play — the script fills in and follows along.
The Ritual
Everything in serif black is spoken almost word-for-word every week. The amber slots are what change.
Play & Compare
Play one Sunday, or stack all nine aligned on the same liturgy line, so the clips that miss the open fall silent and join in when they reach it.
What Changed, Week to Week
The variable slots side by side. Rise and fall tracked against the previous Sunday.
The Lengthening & Shortening Day
David Noeth's daily day-length figure, plotted across the five Sundays — the summer solstice sits right in the dip between June 7 and July 5, where "longer" quietly turns to "shorter."