The
22nd 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 14 March 1980 at Hilton Hotel in Sydney, 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...
. British film star
Michael YorkMichael York, OBE is an English actor. He is more recently known among mainstream audiences for his role as Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers series of comedy films.-Early life:...
,
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Cilla BlackCilla Black OBE is a British singer, actress and television performer who has been successful as an entertainer from 1963 through the present day. She is most famous worldwide for her successful singles "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "You're My World", and "Alfie"...
and television actors
Nicola Pagett-Early life:She was educated at St. Maur International School, in Yokohama, Japan, the oldest international school in Asia.-Career:Pagett is best known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs....
and
John InmanFrederick John Inman was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?, a British sitcom in the 1970s and 1980s. Inman was also well known in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame.Born in 1935, Inman made his stage debut aged 13...
appeared as guest presenters. American television stars
Paul Michael GlaserPaul Michael Glaser is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the '70s television series Starsky and Hutch; he also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch.-Early life:Glaser, the youngest of three children,...
,
Greg EviganGregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan is an American actor, who has appeared in over 14 TV productions and more than 18 feature films. He is best known from the TV series B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads, P.S.I...
,
Lee MeriwetherLee Ann Meriwether is Miss America 1955, and an American actress, appearing primarily in movies, soap operas and television...
,
Linda GrayLinda Ann Gray is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing on the television prime-time soap opera Dallas.-Career:Prior to acting, Gray began working as a model in the 1960s...
and
Sesame StreetSesame Street is an American educational children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and...
's
Big BirdBig Bird is a character featured on the children's television show Sesame Street which airs on PBS. A common misconception is that he is a muppet, but in 1989, Jim Henson explained that characters played by people in suits, rather than just hands in puppets, do not qualify as muppets...
and
Oscar The GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose, and lives in a garbage can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash"...
were also in attendance. 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 1980:
Most Popular 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:
- Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh OBE was host of The Mike Walsh Show from 1973 until 1985. Walsh is the only entertainer to be awarded the Sammy Award and Gold Logie award in the same year....
Most Popular Lead Actor in a Series
- Winner:
- Paul Cronin
Paul Cronin is an Australian actor who shot to fame playing motorcycle policeman Gary Hogan in the Crawford Productions drama Matlock Police . After that series ended he continued the role in the spin-off Solo One , a series continuing Hogan's motorcycle police officer exploits...
, The SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
(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...
)
Most Popular Lead Actress in a Series
- Winner:
- Paula Duncan
Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress. She is prominent mainly in the genre of soap opera....
, Cop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
(Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
)
Most Popular Variety/Comedy Show
- Winner:
- The Don Lane Show (Nine Network
The 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...
)
Most Popular Drama Series
- Winner:
- The Sullivans
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
(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...
)
Most Popular Public Affairs Program
- Winner:
- 60 Minutes (Nine Network
The 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...
)
Most Popular New Talent
- Winner:
- Vera Plevnik (The John Sullivan Story - Nine Network
The 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...
)
Best Single Drama
- Winner:
- Burn The Butterflies (ABC
The 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...
)
Best Performance by a Juvenile
- Winner:
- Miles Buchanan (A Good Thing Going - Nine Network
The 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...
)
Best New Drama Series
- Winner:
- Prisoner
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
0/10
Best TV Script
- Winner:
- Michael Cove (Ep.
The
22nd 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 14 March 1980 at Hilton Hotel in Sydney, 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...
. British film star
Michael YorkMichael York, OBE is an English actor. He is more recently known among mainstream audiences for his role as Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers series of comedy films.-Early life:...
,
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Cilla BlackCilla Black OBE is a British singer, actress and television performer who has been successful as an entertainer from 1963 through the present day. She is most famous worldwide for her successful singles "Anyone Who Had A Heart", "You're My World", and "Alfie"...
and television actors
Nicola Pagett-Early life:She was educated at St. Maur International School, in Yokohama, Japan, the oldest international school in Asia.-Career:Pagett is best known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs....
and
John InmanFrederick John Inman was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?, a British sitcom in the 1970s and 1980s. Inman was also well known in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame.Born in 1935, Inman made his stage debut aged 13...
appeared as guest presenters. American television stars
Paul Michael GlaserPaul Michael Glaser is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the '70s television series Starsky and Hutch; he also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch.-Early life:Glaser, the youngest of three children,...
,
Greg EviganGregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan is an American actor, who has appeared in over 14 TV productions and more than 18 feature films. He is best known from the TV series B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads, P.S.I...
,
Lee MeriwetherLee Ann Meriwether is Miss America 1955, and an American actress, appearing primarily in movies, soap operas and television...
,
Linda GrayLinda Ann Gray is an American actress, best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing on the television prime-time soap opera Dallas.-Career:Prior to acting, Gray began working as a model in the 1960s...
and
Sesame StreetSesame Street is an American educational children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and...
's
Big BirdBig Bird is a character featured on the children's television show Sesame Street which airs on PBS. A common misconception is that he is a muppet, but in 1989, Jim Henson explained that characters played by people in suits, rather than just hands in puppets, do not qualify as muppets...
and
Oscar The GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose, and lives in a garbage can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash"...
were also in attendance. 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 1980:
Gold Logie
Most Popular 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:
- Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh OBE was host of The Mike Walsh Show from 1973 until 1985. Walsh is the only entertainer to be awarded the Sammy Award and Gold Logie award in the same year....
Silver Logie
Most Popular Lead Actor in a Series
- Winner:
- Paul Cronin
Paul Cronin is an Australian actor who shot to fame playing motorcycle policeman Gary Hogan in the Crawford Productions drama Matlock Police . After that series ended he continued the role in the spin-off Solo One , a series continuing Hogan's motorcycle police officer exploits...
, The SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
(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...
)
Most Popular Lead Actress in a Series
- Winner:
- Paula Duncan
Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress. She is prominent mainly in the genre of soap opera....
, Cop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
(Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
)
National Awards
Most Popular Variety/Comedy Show
- Winner:
- The Don Lane Show (Nine Network
The 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...
)
Most Popular Drama Series
- Winner:
- The Sullivans
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
(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...
)
Most Popular Public Affairs Program
- Winner:
- 60 Minutes (Nine Network
The 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...
)
Most Popular New Talent
- Winner:
- Vera Plevnik (The John Sullivan Story - Nine Network
The 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...
)
Panel Judged
Best Single Drama
- Winner:
- Burn The Butterflies (ABC
The 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...
)
Best Performance by a Juvenile
- Winner:
- Miles Buchanan (A Good Thing Going - Nine Network
The 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...
)
Best New Drama Series
- Winner:
- Prisoner
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
0/10
Best TV Script
- Winner:
- Michael Cove (Ep. of A Place in The World - ABC
The 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...
)
Best Lead Actor in a Single Drama
- Winner:
- John Hargreaves
John Hargreaves was an Australian actor. He was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, and educated at Marist College Kogarah. He taught in Mendooran, New South Wales, but moved to Sydney in the 1960s...
(A Good Thing Going - 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...
)
Best Lead Actress in a Single Drama
- Winner:
- Bunney Brooke
Bunney Brooke was an Australian actor best known for her television acting roles including the long-running role of Flo Patterson in soap opera Number 96 in the 1970s.Brooke was adopted at an early age and had an unhappy early life...
(The Rock Pool - 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...
)
Best Support Actor in a Single Drama
- Winner:
- Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood is an actor/producer who found success with over 400 individual performances in Australian film and television.-Early life:...
(A Good Thing Going - 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...
)
Best Support Actress in a Single Drama
- Winner:
- Veronica Lang (A Good Thing Going - Nine Network
The 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...
)
Best Lead Actor in a Series
- Winner:
- Peter Adams
Peter Adams was a New Zealand-born actor, best remembered for his performances in Australian television....
(Cop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
- Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
)
Best Lead Actress in a Series
- Winner:
- Carol Burns
Carol Burns has worked in film, television and theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom.-Career Highlights:Born and bred in Brisbane, Carol first shot to fame in her award winning performance in the now cult TV program, Prisoner, in which she played tough lesbian bikie, Frankie Doyle...
(PrisonerPrisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
- 0/10)
Best Support Actor in a Series
- Winner:
- Terry Norris
Terry Wayne Norris is a retired American boxer and a three-time world champion in the junior middleweight division. Originally from Lubbock, Texas, he fought out of San Diego.- Early boxing career :...
(Cop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
- Seven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
)
Best Support Actress in a Series
- Winner:
- Noni Hazelhurst
Noni Hazlehurst AM is an Australian actress. She won the Best Support Actress in a Single Series in the Logie Awards of 1985. After attending St Leonard's College in Brighton East, Victoria, Hazlehurst completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1973 at Flinders University in Adelaide...
(Ride On Stranger - 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...
)
Best News Report
- Winner:
- Star Hotel Riot (NBN-3, Newcastle
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
)
TV Reporter of The Year
- Winner:
- George Negus
George Edward Negus is an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter who has been hosting the Dateline current affairs programme for the SBS network since 2005.-Career:...
(60 Minutes - 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...
)
Outstanding Public Affairs Report
- Winner:
- Four Corners (Child Prostitution - Maryanne Smith)
Best Documentary Series
- Winner:
- This Fabulous Century (Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
)
Best Single Documentary
- Winner:
- Mutiny On The Western Front (Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1970, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
)
Outstanding Coverage of a Sports Report
- Winner:
- Test Cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. It is generally considered the ultimate test of playing ability in the sport.The name "Test" may have arisen from the idea that the matches are a "test of strength and competency" between the sides involved...
(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...
)
Best Sports Report or Documentary
- Winner:
- Iron Men Of The Sea 10)
Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station
- Winner:
- Beating Around The Bush (NBN-3, Newcastle
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
)
Outstanding Contribution to Children's Television
- Winner:
- Simon Townsend's Wonder World
Simon Townsend's Wonder World was a multi-award winning Australian children's television show that aired on the Ten Network from 1979 until 1986...
(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...
)
Best TV Comedy Performer
- Winner:
- Garry McDonald
Garry George McDonald AO is an Australian stage and screen actor.-Early life:McDonald was born in Sydney, New South Wales and was educated at Cranbrook School and NIDA.-Early career:...
Victoria
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE, , is a multiple Gold Logie winning Australian television, radio, film, stage performer and author.-Childhood:...
(GTV-9GTV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia owned by the Nine Network. It was the primary commercial TV stations in Melbourne, and amongst the first to begin transmission in Australia. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke...
)
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Annette Allison (ATV-10
ATV is a television station in Melbourne, part of Network Ten - one of the three major commercial television networks in Australia.-History:...
)
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Don Lane Show (GTV-9
GTV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia owned by the Nine Network. It was the primary commercial TV stations in Melbourne, and amongst the first to begin transmission in Australia. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke...
)
New South Wales
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Mike Walsh
Mike Walsh OBE was host of The Mike Walsh Show from 1973 until 1985. Walsh is the only entertainer to be awarded the Sammy Award and Gold Logie award in the same year....
(TCN-9TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The license, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licenses to be issued for commercial television stations in...
)
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Katrina Lee (TEN-10
TEN is the callsign of Network Ten's flagship Sydney television station. It was originally owned and operated by United Telecasters Sydney Limited , and began transmission on 5 April, 1965 with the highlight of the opening night being the variety special TV Spells Magic.-History:TEN often lagged in...
)
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- The Mike Walsh Show (TCN-9
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The license, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licenses to be issued for commercial television stations in...
)
Tasmania
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Tom Payne
Tom Payne was a newsreader in Tasmania.He presented the TVT-6 evening news bulletins from 1971 until 2000.Payne also worked in radio, starting as a panel operator at 7HO in Hobart, then worked at 2UW Sydney and 2GZ Orange. Payne spent time with 6RR in Perth as a DJ with the late Gary Meadows...
(TVT-6TVT is Hobart's, and Tasmania's, first television station, delivering its first official broadcast on 23 May 1960. The callsign stood for "TeleVision Tasmania".Initially it broadcast from the Mount Wellington transmitter on VHF channel 6, to all of Hobart...
)
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Sue Barnett (TVT-6
TVT is Hobart's, and Tasmania's, first television station, delivering its first official broadcast on 23 May 1960. The callsign stood for "TeleVision Tasmania".Initially it broadcast from the Mount Wellington transmitter on VHF channel 6, to all of Hobart...
)
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- People, Places, Politics (TVT-6
TVT is Hobart's, and Tasmania's, first television station, delivering its first official broadcast on 23 May 1960. The callsign stood for "TeleVision Tasmania".Initially it broadcast from the Mount Wellington transmitter on VHF channel 6, to all of Hobart...
)
South Australia
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Tony Murphy (NWS-9
NWS is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Adelaide, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia.-Origins:...
)
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Pam Tamblyn (ADS-7
ADS Adelaide is an Australian television station, owned by, and affiliated with the Ten Network.-History:ADS-10 began as ADS-7 on 24 October 1959, before being owned by those affiliated with the Ten Network. On 27 December, 1987, ADS-7 and SAS-10 switched affiliations, ADS moving to channel 10,...
)
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Music Express (ADS-7
ADS Adelaide is an Australian television station, owned by, and affiliated with the Ten Network.-History:ADS-10 began as ADS-7 on 24 October 1959, before being owned by those affiliated with the Ten Network. On 27 December, 1987, ADS-7 and SAS-10 switched affiliations, ADS moving to channel 10,...
)
Queensland
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Glenn Taylor (QTQ-9
QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, and is part of the Nine Network. It broadcasts on VHF channel 9 and VHF channel 8 . QTQ began broadcasting on August 16, 1959, the first of the Brisbane...
)
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Jacki MacDonald
Jacki MacDonald is a former Australian television personality.-Career:...
(TVQ-0TVQ is the Brisbane television station of Network Ten in Australia.The channel was allocated channel 0 on the VHF band and was launched on 1 July, 1965 as TVQ-0...
)
Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Today Tonight (QTQ-9
QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, and is part of the Nine Network. It broadcasts on VHF channel 9 and VHF channel 8 . QTQ began broadcasting on August 16, 1959, the first of the Brisbane...
)
Western Australia
Most Popular Male
- Winner:
- Terry Willesee (STW-9
STW is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Australia.Based in Dianella, Western Australia, STW broadcasts with a transmitter mast located in Walliston...
)
Most Popular Female
- Winner:
- Judy Thompson (TVW-7
TVW is a television station broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia, wholly owned by the Seven Network. It was the first television station in Western Australia, commencing service on October 16, 1959. It broadcasts analogue on VHF 7 and digital on VHF 6 from Bickley located in the Perth Hills...
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Most Popular Show
- Winner:
- Terry Willesee's Perth (STW-9
STW is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Australia.Based in Dianella, Western Australia, STW broadcasts with a transmitter mast located in Walliston...
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