Logie Awards of 1960 explained

Award:Logie Awards
Number:2
Date:January 1960
Site:Savoy Private Hotel, Brighton, Melbourne
Host:Hugh O'Brian
Gold:Graham Kennedy
Network:IMT (GTV-9)
Last:1st
Next:3rd

The 2nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented in January 1960 at the Savoy Private Hotel in Melbourne. The awards were not televised and were only awarded for Melbourne television, as all major cities had different stations. American actor Hugh O'Brian was the guest host and presented some awards on IMT.

Following the awards in this year, Star of the Year recipient Graham Kennedy coined the Logie Awards name, to honour Scottish engineer and innovator John Logie Baird who contributed to the development of television as a practical medium.[1] This article lists the winners of Logie Awards (Australian television) for 1960:

Awards

Star of the Year (Gold Logie)

Winner:

Graham Kennedy

Other Awards

Program of the Year
  • Winner:
  • 77 Sunset Strip, GTV9
    TV Highlight Of 1959
  • Winner:
  • Shell Presents series, GTV9
    TV WEEK Special Award
  • Winner:
  • GTV9/ATN7 Interstate TV Link for Test Cricket

    Australian Broadcasting Commission

    Best Male Personality
  • Winner:
  • John Royle
    Best Female Personality
  • Winner:
  • Ruth Nye
    Best Program
  • Winner:
  • The Phil Silvers Show

    Seven Network

    Best Male Personality
  • Winner:
  • Don Bennetts
    Best Female Personality
  • Winner:
  • Brenda Marshall
    Best Program
  • Winner:
  • Father Knows Best

    Nine Network

    Best Male Personality
  • Winner:
  • Graham Kennedy
    Best Female Personality
  • Winner:
  • Panda Lisner
    Best Program
  • Winner:
  • In Melbourne Tonight

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent . ninemsn.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831090951/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=82051. 31 August 2009.