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Julius Barnathan | |
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| Born | January 22, 1927 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 1997 (aged 70) Roslyn, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Brooklyn College (BA, 1951) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (MA, 1954) |
| Occupations | Broadcast executive, Engineer |
| Organization | ABC |
| Known for | Closed captioning, Slow motion replay technology, Handheld camera development |
| Title | President of Broadcast Operations and Engineering |
| Awards | Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement (1994) NAB Distinguished Service Award (1982) |
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
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[edit]- ↑ "Julius Barnathan, pioneer in use of TV cameras at sports events, dies". The Buffalo News. December 7, 1997. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ↑ Powers, Ron (1984). Supertube: the rise of television sports. Coward-McCann. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0-698-11253-7.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Silver Circle - New York Emmy Awards, the NY Emmys, Awards". www.nyemmys.org. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "NAB Engineering Achievement Award Winners" (PDF). National Association of Broadcasters. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Daytime entertainment emmy awards call for entries". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2011-03-21.