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CBS News Correspondent Doug­las Edwards was among those in attendance when the National Association of Broadcasters marked the 2Oth anniversary of videotape at a luncheon of television management and engineering executives at McCormick Place in Chicago, a major feature of the annual NAB Convention.

Among the 24 individuals honored with "Certificates of Appreciation" for their pioneering efforts in the development of videotape recording were four former CBS Television Network executives:

Wil­liam B. Lodge, Vice President, Affiliate Relations and Engineering, retired;

Howard A. Chinn, Director, General Engineering, retired;

K. Blair Benson, former Staff Consul-tant, Advanced Technology; and

Price E. Fish, retired, now contract engineer with the CBS Television Network Engineering and Develop­ment Department.

They were also instrumental in arranging the first demonstration of videotape record­ing on April 14, 1956, at the CBS Television Network Affiliates Conference in Chicago.

Douglas Edwards narrated series of archival videotape segments, which were displayed on monitors throughout the luncheon area. Edwards also received special "Certificate of Appreciation."

Presiding at the luncheon were Robert D. Gordon, Vice President and General Manager, WCPO-TV Cincinnati, representing television management, and John Bowman Evening Star Stations, representing the engineers.