2nd Primetime Emmy Awards

The 2nd Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 2nd Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 1950. Like the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmys were primarily given out to Los Angeles–based TV shows and stations. The Awards Committee was chaired by Martha Gaston Bigelow of KFOX radio.

2nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	January 27, 1950
Location	Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Bill Welsh
Highlights
Best Kinescope Show	Texaco Star Theater
Best Live Show	The Ed Wynn Show
Best Public Service, Cultural or Educational Program	Crusade in Europe
Television/radio coverage
Network	KFI
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Several new award categories were introduced, including "Best Sports Coverage". However, it would be a few decades later until that category would become a permanent fixture in the Sports Emmys.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[1]

Programs

Milton Berle, Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality winner

Ed Wynn, Most Outstanding Live Personality winner

Programs

Best Kinescope Show Texaco Star Theatre (KNBH)‡ Studio One (KTTV) The Fred Waring Show (KTTV) The Goldbergs (KTTV)	Best Children's Show Time for Beany (KTLA)‡ Cyclone Malone (KNBH) Kukla, Fran and Ollie (KNBH)
Best Live Show The Ed Wynn Show (KTTV)‡ Pantomime Quiz (KTTV) Your Witness (KECA)	Best Public Service, Cultural, or Educational Program Crusade in Europe (KTTV)‡ Ford News and Weather (KNBH) Kathy Fiscus Rescue (KTLA) Man's Best Friend (KTLA) Nuremberg Trials (KTSL) Teleforum (KTLA)

Hosting

Hosting

Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality Milton Berle (KNBH)‡ Fran Allison (KNBH) Arthur Godfrey (KTTV)

Most Outstanding Live Personality Ed Wynn (KTTV)‡ Tom Harmon (KECA and KFI) Mike Stokey (KTTV and KTLA) Bill Welsh (KFI and KTLA)

Sports

Sports

Best Sports Coverage Wrestling (KTLA)‡ Amateur Boxing (KTLA) Baseball (KLAC) College Basketball (KTTV) Ice Hockey (KTLA) USC-UCLA Football (KECA)

Best Commercial

• Lucky Strike