Lewis Barlow, 80, of Duxbury, formerly of Newton, died on October 29. Born in Malden on July 23, 1928, Mr. Barlow was the son of the late Hyman and Selma (Woolfson) Barlow.

Mr. Barlow was a graduate of the University of New York where he received a B.A.He received his M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1957, Mr. Barlow has been a major contributor to the local television scene in numerous capacities.

From his early days as Senior Producer/Director at WGBH, through his decades of teaching communications at Boston University, he has had significant impact on television professionals both young and old. Following his stint at WGBH, his work took him to the University of Pennsylvania to teach and produce, to CBS and NBC in Philadelphia and New York to work in production, to South Carolina on a Ford Foundation grant, back to New York to work on “Sesame Street” and ABC-TV, and through Philadelphia and New York again.

Mr. Barlow then returned to Boston for good with a part-time lecturing stint at Boston University, and eventually landing at WCVB-TV as Executive Producer, where he supervised all non-news programming in one of the largest program departments in the country. During this period, WCVB produced more local programs than any other station in America. Mr. Barlow also supervised the first televised broadcast of the Boston/New England Emmy Awards Ceremony. From 1983 to the present, he served as a full-time professor in the Broadcasting and Film Department at Boston University. Until his death, he was an Associate Professor Emeritus. During his career, Mr. Barlow received numerous accolades and recognition including regional and local Emmy awards. He has been a member of the Writers Guild ofAmerica, the National Television Academy and the International Television Association.

Mr. Barlow was the husband of  the late Patricia (Hughes) Barlow. He leaves his children; Christopher L. Barlow and his wife Kelly of Duxbury, and Jennifer E. Bassett and her husband Eric of Pembroke as well as his grandchildren; Christopher Jr, Ryan, Troy, Lindsey, Alexender, Ethan and Declan.

Funeral services will be private. Cremation in Duxbury Crematory. Memorial donations may be made to the Standish Humane Society, 622 Congress Street, Duxbury, MA 02332.