Birth Date: 31 Aug 1954
Place of Birth: Lafayette, Alabama, USA
Personal Name: 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.