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Julius Barnathan

Julius Barnathan

American television broadcast 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.

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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. [1]
    "Julius Barnathan, pioneer in use of TV cameras at sports events, dies". The Buffalo News. December 7, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Powers, Ron (1984). Supertube: the rise of television sports. Coward-McCann. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0-698-11253-7.
  3. [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.
  4. [4]
    "Silver Circle - New York Emmy Awards, the NY Emmys, Awards". www.nyemmys.org. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. [5]
    "NAB Engineering Achievement Award Winners" (PDF). National Association of Broadcasters. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Daytime entertainment emmy awards call for entries". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
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