8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2004


                        Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.
             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)



            Delaware                     1-14120                   52-1611421
        (State or other          (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction ofincorporation)                               Identification No.)


                One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, New Jersey        08857
               (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 679-4000


                              Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
            Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

      (a)   Not applicable


      (b)   Not applicable


      (c)   Not applicable


      (d)   On December 7, 2004,  the Board of  Directors  of Blonder  Tongue
            Laboratories,  Inc. (the "Company")  elected Stephen K. Necessary
            as a director of the Company.  Mr. Necessary fills the vacancy on
            the Board created by an increase in the number of directors  from
            8 to 9 that was adopted by the Board on September  14, 2004.  Mr.
            Necessary will join the Board as a Class III director.


            A  copy  of a  press  release  announcing  the  election  of  Mr.
            Necessary is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.




Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (a)   Not applicable


      (b)   Not applicable


      (c)   The following exhibits are filed herewith:


Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 2004.



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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                      BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC.



                      By:   /s/ Eric Skolnik                             
                           Eric Skolnik
                           Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 8, 2004



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


     Exhibit No.                                 Description

     Exhibit 99.1       Press Release of the Company dated  December 8, 2004
                        regarding election of Stephen K. Necessary as a director

EX-99

[LOGO]                                                      One Jake Brown Road
BLONDER                                                Old Bridge, NJ 08857-1000
TONGUE                                         (732) 679-4000 Fax (732) 679-4353
LABORATORIES, INC.                                         www.blondertongue.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               CONTACT:           Emily Nikoo
                                                       Vice President Marketing
                                                       & Technical Services
                                                       (732) 679-4000

                CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY VETERAN STEVE NECESSARY
                     JOINS BLONDER TONGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OLD BRIDGE, NJ, December 8, 2004 - Blonder Tongue Laboratories,  Inc. (AMEX:BDR)
today  announced the  appointment  of Steve  Necessary,  President of Concurrent
Computer Corporation's Video On Demand Division (Nasdaq:  CCUR), to its Board of
Directors.  Mr. Necessary's appointment fills a Class III vacancy created by the
Board's  increase in its size from eight to nine directors.  Mr.  Necessary is a
highly  respected  cable  television  executive  who has  more  than 20 years of
experience leading sales, marketing, engineering, and manufacturing teams in the
communications and broadband industry.

"Steve  Necessary  adds a wealth of industry  knowledge  and general  management
experience  that  complements  the strengths of our board and management  team,"
said James Luksch,  Blonder  Tongue's  Chairman of the Board. "I am confident he
will be instrumental in helping guide our strategic  objectives in providing the
Triple Play of voice, video and data services to the broadband provider."

Steve  Necessary  commented,  "For  nearly ten years,  I have known the  Blonder
Tongue executive team and have been impressed with the Company's  reputation for
quality and service to the industry. I look forward to participating as a member
of the Board to help achieve the  Company's  vision for the further  development
and growth of its business."

Prior to his position with Concurrent,  Mr. Necessary was the President, CEO and
Director  of  PowerTV,   Inc,  a  software  subsidiary  of   Scientific-Atlanta.
Previously,  Mr.  Necessary had been Corporate Vice President and Vice President
of Marketing  at  Scientific-Atlanta.  He also held a number of other  positions
with Scientific-Atlanta,  including Vice President and General Manager of analog
video  systems,  where  he was  responsible  for the  operational  P&L,  product
planning, engineering, and marketing for advanced analog set-tops. Mr. Necessary
spent several years at ANTEC Corporation, where his final position was President
of the products group. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard
University and a Bachelors  degree in Engineering  Economic Systems from Georgia
Tech.

Founded  in 1950,  Blonder  Tongue  Laboratories  is a  leading  U.S.  designer,
manufacturer,  and  supplier  of  a  comprehensive  line  of  broadband  systems
equipment and technical  engineering  services for Voice, Video and Data service
providers.  With  optimized  technologies,  simplified  deployment and qualified
technical  assistance,  the service provider reduces costs,  increases  customer
satisfaction and increases profitability. For more information regarding Blonder
Tongue   or  its   products,   please   visit   the   Company's   Web   site  at
www.blondertongue.com or contact the Company directly at (732) 679-4000.

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"Safe Harbor"  Statement under the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995: The information set forth above includes "forward-looking"  statements and
accordingly,  the cautionary  statements  contained in Blonder  Tongue's  Annual
Report  and Form  10-K/A  for the year  ended  December  31,  2003  (See Item 1:
Business and Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of  Operations),  and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by reference. The words "believe",  "expect",
"anticipate",   "project",  and  similar  expressions  identify  forward-looking
statements.  Readers  are  cautioned  not  to  place  undue  reliance  on  these
forward-looking  statements,  which reflect management's analysis only as of the
date hereof.  Blonder Tongue  undertakes no obligation to publicly  revise these
forward-looking  statements to reflect events or circumstances  that arise after
the date hereof. Blonder Tongue's actual results may differ from the anticipated
results or other  expectations  expressed in Blonder Tongue's  "forward-looking"
statements.