Erik Barnouw

Biography

Erik Barnouw was a distinguished American historian of radio and television broadcasting, widely considered America's most prominent historian in the field at the time of his death. Born in The Hague, Netherlands in 1908, he immigrated to the US with his family in 1919. His notable works include "Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film" and the film "Hiroshima Nagasaki August, 1945". He was a celebrated figure in broadcasting history.