The
13th Annual TV WeekTV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s were presented on Friday 26 March 1971 at Southern Cross Hotel in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
and broadcast on the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. For nearly 40 years between 1956 and 2005, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
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Bert NewtonAlbert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author.-Childhood:...
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ABCThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC", is Australia's national public broadcaster. With a total budget of AUD$1.13 Billion annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as...
was the
Master of CeremoniesA master of ceremonies, microphone controller or MC , sometimes called a compère or an MJ for "microphone jockey," is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. The MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving...
. American television actors
Michael ColeMichael Sean Coulthard , better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is a play-by-play announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is best known for announcing WWE SmackDown for nine years, from its launch in 1999 until 2008...
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Peter HaskellPeter Haskell is an American actor who has worked primarily in television.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he is the son of the noted geophysicist Norman A. Haskell. He attended Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University following a two-year stint in...
,
Bob CraneRobert Edward "Bob" Crane was an American disc jockey and actor, best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes from 1965 to 1971, and for his unsolved death....
and Karen Jensen appeared as guests. This article lists the winners of
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s (
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televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
) for 1971:
The
13th Annual TV WeekTV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 , and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV.The publication is still publishing weekly...
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s were presented on Friday 26 March 1971 at Southern Cross Hotel in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
and broadcast on the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. For nearly 40 years between 1956 and 2005, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
.
Bert NewtonAlbert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author.-Childhood:...
from the
ABCThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC", is Australia's national public broadcaster. With a total budget of AUD$1.13 Billion annually, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as...
was the
Master of CeremoniesA master of ceremonies, microphone controller or MC , sometimes called a compère or an MJ for "microphone jockey," is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. The MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving...
. American television actors
Michael ColeMichael Sean Coulthard , better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is a play-by-play announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is best known for announcing WWE SmackDown for nine years, from its launch in 1999 until 2008...
,
Peter HaskellPeter Haskell is an American actor who has worked primarily in television.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he is the son of the noted geophysicist Norman A. Haskell. He attended Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University following a two-year stint in...
,
Bob CraneRobert Edward "Bob" Crane was an American disc jockey and actor, best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E. Hogan in the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes from 1965 to 1971, and for his unsolved death....
and Karen Jensen appeared as guests. This article lists the winners of
Logie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award , the name 'Logie' awards honors John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s (
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
) for 1971:
Gold Logie
Most Popular Male Personality on Australian TelevisionThe Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960...
- Winner:
- Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Michael Kennedy, is a Canadian politician. While attending the University of Alberta in Edmonton, he became involved in the local food bank, eventually becoming its first executive director in 1983. In 1986, he moved to Toronto to run the Daily Bread Food Bank...
, Division 4, Nine Network
Most Popular Female Personality on Australian TelevisionThe Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960...
- Winner:
- Maggie Tabberer
Maggie Tabberer, AM, also known as Maggie T, is an Australian fashion, publishing and television personality.-Early life:She was born Margaret May Trigar on 11 December 1936 in Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia....
, Maggie, Seven Network
Special Gold Logie In Recognition Of Their Contribution To Australian TV
- Winner:
- Bob
Bob Dies , who took the stage name of Bob Dyer, was an American-born vaudeville entertainer, radio personality, and radio and television quiz show host who made his name in Australia. Dyer is best known for the long-running radio and then television quiz show, Pick a Box...
and Dolly Dyer, Pick-A-Box, Seven Network
National
Best Australian Drama
- Winner:
- Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing a human being. A common form of homicide, for example, would be murder. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
, Seven Network
Best Teenage Personality
- Winner:
- Johnny Farnham
Best Australian Comedy
- Winner:
- Noel Ferrier's Australia A-Z
Best Musical/Variety Show
- Winner:
- Sound Of Music, Nine Network
Best Documentary/Current Affairs Series
- Winner:
- Four Corners, ABC
Best Overseas Show
- Winner:
- The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad is a television series that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968 until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III and Tige Andrews. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas.-Plot:The Mod Squad was a police...
Best Commercial
- Winner:
- Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines internationally. The Coca-Cola Company claims that the beverage is sold in more than 200 countries...
Best New Australian Drama
- Winner:
- Dynasty
A dynasty is a succession of people belonging to the same family, who, through various means and forms maintain power, influence or authority over the course of generations. Most commonly the term is used specifically in reference to royal houses and imperial dynasties — their authority manifests...
, ABC
For Their Contribution To The Australian Teenager On TV
- Winner:
- Happening 70, Network Ten
Most Outstanding News Coverage
- Winner:
- Heinz Voelzer, ABC
Most Outstanding Coverage Of Political Affairs
- Winner:
- This Day Tonight
This Day Tonight was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation current affairs program of the late 1960s and early 1970s.- Overview :...
, ABC
Most Outstanding Documentary
- Winner:
- Scream Bloody Murder
Scream Bloody Murder is a 1973 horror film. It stars Fred Holbert as Matthew, a severely disturbed man, who accidentally killed his own father with a tractor. Having been committed to a mental institute, he is seemingly cured. Upon release, he finds his mother has a new love which sets him on a...
, Network Ten
Victoria
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Jimmy Hannan
Jimmy Hannan was an Australian variety show host, singer and entertainer. Hannan won the 1965 Gold Logie award. One of his daughters is Melissa Hannan who won the Miss Australia title in 1981 and was also in the Miss World competition held in London.-Filmography:*The Sentimental Bloke *Jimmy as...
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Sue Donovan
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Weekend Starts Here, Nine Network
New South Wales
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Barry Crocker
Barry Hugh Crocker OAM is a popular Australian singer, with a crooning vocal style.He sang the original recording of the theme song for the Australian soap opera Neighbours....
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Maggie Tabberer
Maggie Tabberer, AM, also known as Maggie T, is an Australian fashion, publishing and television personality.-Early life:She was born Margaret May Trigar on 11 December 1936 in Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia....
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Bob Rogers Show, Seven Network
South Australia
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Ernie Sigley
Ernest William "Ernie" Sigley is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy....
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Anne Wills
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Adelaide Tonight
Adelaide Tonight was a nightly variety show, running four days a week at 9.30pm on NWS-9 Adelaide. The show was broadcast live from Studio 1 between 1959 and 1973...
, Nine Network
Queensland
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Ron Cadee
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Annette Allison
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- I've Got A Secret
I've Got a Secret is a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. Created by comedy writers Allan Sherman and Howard Merrill, it was a derivative of Goodson-Todman's own panel show What's My Line?. The original version of the show premiered on June 19, 1952...
, Nine Network
Tasmania
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Lindsay Edwards
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Caroline Schmit
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk and variety show airing on NBC since 1954. Tonight is the third longest-running entertainment program in U.S...
Western Australia
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Garry Meadows
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Trina Brown
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Spotlight
Spotlight can refer to several types of lighting:* a searchlight* a Followspot, a light used in theatre* several types of stage lighting instrumentIn the media, Spotlight can refer to:* Spotlight , a defunct premium movie channel...
, Nine Network
Special Achievement Award
George Wallace Memorial Award For Best New Talent
- Winner:
- Liv Maessen
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