Henry De Bardeleben
Attended Birmingham Southern College and Eastern Michigan University. Is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Is a U.S. Army Veteran (R.A.) Was promoted from studio manager to become the first African-American Director/TD in local television in Alabama in 1975 at ABC-TV affiliate WBRC-TV, Birmingham, after the FCC imposed affirmative action upward mobility quotas on broadcasters. Was Director/TD at CBS Affiliate WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky, 1977-78. Was a member of the Governor's Advisory Board to the Alabama Film Commission, 1993. He was a member of the Birmingham City Public Schools TV Production Advisory Board in 1996-96. A charter member of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Media Relations Committee in 1995. He was a member of the Birmingham City Schools Television Curriculum Certification Committee in 2000. Worked as a New York based Studio-Field Engineer for the ABC Television Network from 1979-1984. Was involved as an associate member of the Film Legislation Political Action Committee (PAC) Team of the Alabama Film Office 2004-2005.
