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    Anthony F. Verna (November 26, 1933 – January 18, 2015) was a producer of television sports and entertainment blockbusters. Verna was born in Philadelphia...
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    18, 2017. Gelston, Dan (December 5, 2008). "Army–Navy, Instant Replay, Tony Verna, 45 Years Later ..." Los Angeles Daily News. Associated Press. Archived...
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  • grew in scope as more acts were added on both sides of the Atlantic. Tony Verna, one of the inventors of instant replay, was able to secure John F. Kennedy...
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    December 1963 instant replays were used for the first time. Director Tony Verna used the technique on the Army-Navy game which aired on CBS Sports on...
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    Pearl Harbor, though the court did not contrast the two in its opinion. Tony Verna, a CBS-TV director, made the first use on TV of "Instant Replay" during...
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  • use of slow-motion replay in television history. CBS Sports Director Tony Verna invented a system to enable the standard videotape machine to instantly...
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    Nelson". columbiadailyherald.com. Erskine, Chris (January 18, 2015). "Tony Verna, TV director who introduced instant replay, dies at 81". Los Angeles Times...
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  • first instant replay system to use videotape instead of film is used by Tony Verna, a CBS-TV director, during a live televised sporting event, the Army–Navy...
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    the live transmission of the Army–Navy Game by its inventor, director Tony Verna. Although Quad became the industry standard for approximately thirty years...
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  • the live transmission of the Army–Navy Game by its inventor, director Tony Verna. February 9, 1964 – The Beatles make their 1st appearance on The Ed Sullivan...
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