Cable Television Industry Veteran Steve Necessary Joins Blonder Tongue Board of Directors.

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. -- 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 [phone].

"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.