Al Ham

Al Ham
Born
Albert W. Ham

(1925-02-06)February 6, 1925
DiedOctober 4, 2001(2001-10-04) (aged 76)
EducationAmherst College
Occupation(s)Composer, jingle writer, singer

Albert W. Ham (February 6, 1925 in Malden, Massachusetts — October 4, 2001 in Spring Hill, Florida) was an American composer and jingle writer. He was notable as the composer of the Move Closer to Your World music package used since the 1970s on WPVI-TV's Action News broadcasts in Philadelphia, and, most notably, WKBW-TV's Eyewitness News, as well as on many other newscasts in the United States throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He was also notable as creator of the adult standards radio format Music of Your Life.