Walter Balderson is an American

United States

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 television editor and video engineer, who participated in the advent of color television beginning in the early 1950s and later was one of the first editors to use videotape

Videotape

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 for instant replay on network television sports events. Nominated for three Emmys

Emmy Award

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 during his 35-year career with NBC

NBC

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 (1949–1984), Balderson won an Emmy in 1977 for "Outstanding Individual Achievement", in recognition of his work on NBC's The First 50 Years special program.
Born near Montross, Virginia

Montross, Virginia

Montross is a town in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. The population was 315 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Westmoreland County. Located in the historic Northern Neck of Virginia, Montross is near the George Washington Birthplace National Monument and Stratford Hall...

, in 1926 as the youngest of nine children, Balderson attended Washington and Lee High School

Washington and Lee High School

Washington and Lee High School, a fully accredited high school in Montross, Virginia in the United States, is a member school of the Northern Neck District in Region A of the single A division of the Virginia High School League...

 there until 1944, when he joined the Navy during World War II

World War II

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