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Julius Barnathan, American broadcasting company executive. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (international council, Special award 1994), National Captioning Institute (board directors), North America National Broadcasters Association (vice president), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Background

Barnathan, Julius was born on January 22, 1927 in New York City. Son of Elias L. and Julia (Amado) Barnathan.

Education

Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1951. Master of Arts in Mathematics Statistics, Columbia, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), Gallaudet College, 1982.

Career

Actuarial assistant, National Council for Compensation Insurance, 1951-1952; director media research, statistical analyst, Kenyon & Eckhardt, 1952-1954; with, ABC, since 1954; director research, ABC, 1957-1959; vice president, ABC, 1959; vice president affiliated stations, ABC, 1959-1962; president owned television stations, ABC, 1962; vice president, general manager television network, ABC, 1962-1965; vice president broadcast operations and engineering, ABC, 1965-1976; president broadcast operations and engineering, Capital Cities/ABC Inc (formerly ABC), 1976-1989; senior vice president technical and strategic planning, Capital Cities/ABC Inc (formerly ABC), 1989-1992; television consultant, since 1992. President Brooklyn College Bureau Economics Research, 1949-1950.

Achievements

  • Julius Barnathan has been listed as a noteworthy broadcasting company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (international council, Special award 1994), National Captioning Institute (board directors), North America National Broadcasters Association (vice president), Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Connections

Married Lorraine Glogower, January 13, 1952. Children: Joyce Linda, Daniel Elias, Jacqueline Frances.

Father:
Elias L. Barnathan

Mother:
Julia (Amado) Barnathan

Spouse:
Lorraine Glogower

child:
Jacqueline Frances Barnathan

child:
Joyce Linda Barnathan

child:
Daniel Elias Barnathan

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Awards

  • Recipient Special Commendation award Society Motion Picture and television Engineers, 1978, Engineering award National Association Broadcasters, 1982, Trustees award for development of Closed Captioned for the Hearing Impaired National Academy television Arts and Sciences, 1994, television Emmy Contributions to television Technology, 1994, Lifetime Achievement award, 1995. Named to Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame, 1994.