Julius Barnathan

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Julius Barnathan
BornJanuary 22, 1927
DiedDecember 1, 1997
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBroadcast engineer

Julius Barnathan (January 22, 1927 – December 1, 1997) was an American broadcast engineer.[1] Barnathan was President of Broadcast Operations and Engineering for American Broadcasting Company (ABC).[2] During his 40 years at ABC, he was responsible for many technical developments in the television industry, including the use of handheld and miniature cameras at sports events and closed captioned programs for the deaf.[3] He is also credited with helping to adapt slow-motion technology to color cameras, develop the use of long-lens cameras to capture sports events that take place over great distances, and introduce the use of small square inset pictures behind news anchors.

Awards and recognitions[]

  • National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - The Silver Circle 1996 [4]
  • NAB Engineering Achievement Award - April 13, 1982 [5]
  • National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - The Trustees Awards 1984-1985 [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Julius Barnathan, pioneer in use of TV cameras at sports events, dies". The Buffalo News. December 7, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Powers, Ron (1984). Supertube: the rise of television sports. Coward-McCann. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0-698-11253-7.
  3. ^ Nelson, Adam R.; John L. Rudolph (2010). Education and the Culture of Print in Modern America. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-299-23614-4.
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  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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