Erik Barnouw was a U.S. historian of radio and television broadcasting. Born in Den Haag in the Netherlands, Barnouw became a professor at Columbia University in New York after emigrating to the United States. In 1978 he became chief of the Library of Congress's newly created Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. He is best known for his history of U.S. radio and television, his history of documentary films, and for his film about Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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  • Erik Barnouw was a U.S. historian of radio and television broadcasting. Born in Den Haag in the Netherlands, Barnouw became a professor at Columbia University in New York after emigrating to the United States. In 1978 he became chief of the Library of Congress's newly created Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. He is best known for his history of U.S. radio and television, his history of documentary films, and for his film about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1971 Barnouw received a George Polk Award. Barnouw died in Fair Haven, Vermont. Since 1983, the Organization of American Historians has awarded the Erik Barnouw Award for films about American history.
  • Erik Barnouw war ein US-amerikanischer Medienhistoriker und Filmemacher. Barnouw war Professor an der Columbia University in New York. Bekannt wurden vor allem seine große Geschichte des amerikanischen Fernsehens, seine Geschichte des Dokumentarfilms und sein Film über Hiroshima und Nagasaki. Seit 1983 verleiht die Organization of American Historians den nach Barnouw benannten Erik Barnouw Award für Filme zur amerikanischen Geschichte.
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  • Erik Barnouw was a U.S. historian of radio and television broadcasting. Born in Den Haag in the Netherlands, Barnouw became a professor at Columbia University in New York after emigrating to the United States. In 1978 he became chief of the Library of Congress's newly created Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. He is best known for his history of U.S. radio and television, his history of documentary films, and for his film about Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Erik Barnouw war ein US-amerikanischer Medienhistoriker und Filmemacher. Barnouw war Professor an der Columbia University in New York. Bekannt wurden vor allem seine große Geschichte des amerikanischen Fernsehens, seine Geschichte des Dokumentarfilms und sein Film über Hiroshima und Nagasaki. Seit 1983 verleiht die Organization of American Historians den nach Barnouw benannten Erik Barnouw Award für Filme zur amerikanischen Geschichte.
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