The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square celebrates a historic milestone on July 13, 2025, when it airs its 5,000th broadcast of “Music & the Spoken Word.”

This special occasion will commemorate nine decades of inspirational sacred music and messages.

Tabernacle Choir President Michael O. Leavitt, and the “voice of the choir” producer, principal writer, and presenter, Derrick Porter, discussed this monumental achievement in a recent Church News podcast Podcast Preview: Music & the Spoken Word 5,000th Broadcast. Listen to a preview of the podcast below.